SOAZ
Tim and Kelsey get lost..
I'm not sure if someone already asked this, but.. Where did you get the ball thing on the right from?
Thanks!
Nice rig btw.
Thanks.
Gotta love McMaster Carr.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#weld-in-pull-pins/=c0td0j
2001 4x4 4runner build. At Molasses pace
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Thanks.
Gotta love McMaster Carr.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#weld-in-pull-pins/=c0td0j
Somehow I figured that it would be them. They have some cool stuff.
Thanks.
Sorry, but one more question. Where did you get the latch from? I wanna say that it's McMaster Carr but I cant find them.
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SOAZ
Tim and Kelsey get lost..
No problem. mcMaster Carr is so giant it's hard to find everything.
http://www.mcmaster.com/#draw-pull-latches/=c0uqwc
SOAZ
Tim and Kelsey get lost..
I'm not sure I understand what you're asking.
Basically it's a T to support the front piece of wood. On top of that I have a 4 inch foam mattress, but that's about it. Pretty simple. Shoot me a PM with a more detailed question.
Thanks.
SOAZ
Tim and Kelsey get lost..
Just a little update.
AC Compressor bearing started whining not long after a day of several deep water crossings and an immense amount of sloppy mud. Between looking at the prices for genuine toyota parts including the bearing I discovered that it would cost the same to replace everything with genuine Denso parts as it would to just replace the AC Clutch with a toyota brand one.
Thanks for the heads up on finding the Denso AC Compressor complete with clutch on Amazon T!!
Installed it all in a couple hours. (just have to remove the airbox and power steering pump (you don't disconnect the pump, just move it out of the way)
Had a friend evac the system and put in some oil and freon. She blows nice and ice cold now.
AC Compressor bearing started whining not long after a day of several deep water crossings and an immense amount of sloppy mud. Between looking at the prices for genuine toyota parts including the bearing I discovered that it would cost the same to replace everything with genuine Denso parts as it would to just replace the AC Clutch with a toyota brand one.
Thanks for the heads up on finding the Denso AC Compressor complete with clutch on Amazon T!!
Installed it all in a couple hours. (just have to remove the airbox and power steering pump (you don't disconnect the pump, just move it out of the way)
Had a friend evac the system and put in some oil and freon. She blows nice and ice cold now.
SOAZ
Tim and Kelsey get lost..
Over the weekend I developed a new "old" problem. The truck is stuck in AWD mode.
These 01-02 4runners as well as the 99-00 limited's have a push button AWD mode so you can drive around on the road in All Wheel Drive. Neat sometimes, but the electronic actuator has died twice in the last 2 years, most recently last weekend. There is a motor to engage AWD and then you have to press another button to get 4WD because that button locks the center differential.
I am going to try and replace that transfer case with a completely manual one from an old tacoma or 4runner. Then I will have 2wd Hi, 4wd Hi and 4wd Low. That's it. No more AWD, but also no more electronic gizmo to break. (No electronic actuators besides the ADD that every tacoma/4runner has. Except for a few early first gen base models that came with manual hubs. The electronic ADD system seems to be pretty bullet-proof so I'll leave that for now. Plus the consensus seems to be that manual hubs on these trucks are not as strong as the ADD setup)
Wyatt at Rock Solid Toys is going to help me with tricking the computer on my 01 into thinknig that everything is okay with the sensors and 4wd electronic motor that will no longer exist.
Electronics = bad. Manual and mechanical things = good. :ylsmoke:
We'll see how this goes.
These 01-02 4runners as well as the 99-00 limited's have a push button AWD mode so you can drive around on the road in All Wheel Drive. Neat sometimes, but the electronic actuator has died twice in the last 2 years, most recently last weekend. There is a motor to engage AWD and then you have to press another button to get 4WD because that button locks the center differential.
I am going to try and replace that transfer case with a completely manual one from an old tacoma or 4runner. Then I will have 2wd Hi, 4wd Hi and 4wd Low. That's it. No more AWD, but also no more electronic gizmo to break. (No electronic actuators besides the ADD that every tacoma/4runner has. Except for a few early first gen base models that came with manual hubs. The electronic ADD system seems to be pretty bullet-proof so I'll leave that for now. Plus the consensus seems to be that manual hubs on these trucks are not as strong as the ADD setup)
Wyatt at Rock Solid Toys is going to help me with tricking the computer on my 01 into thinknig that everything is okay with the sensors and 4wd electronic motor that will no longer exist.
Electronics = bad. Manual and mechanical things = good. :ylsmoke:
We'll see how this goes.
SOAZ
Tim and Kelsey get lost..
180,000 so far.
I am on the hunt for an early tacoma or 4runner 96-00 transfer case if anyone hears of someone selling one.
SOAZ
Tim and Kelsey get lost..
Found one actually.
I just installed a 2000 4x4 SR5 transfer case with 44,000 miles on it which I found for $175 so I'm very happy with that.
Found out half way through that the 01 case is about 6 inches longer than the older cases though. So, now I have on order a front and rear matching drive shaft so I can swap those in.
Then comes wiring up the ADD to a dash switch and then the sensors on the case so I can get a 4wd light and 4wd LOW light on the dash.
:ylsmoke:
I just installed a 2000 4x4 SR5 transfer case with 44,000 miles on it which I found for $175 so I'm very happy with that.
Found out half way through that the 01 case is about 6 inches longer than the older cases though. So, now I have on order a front and rear matching drive shaft so I can swap those in.
Then comes wiring up the ADD to a dash switch and then the sensors on the case so I can get a 4wd light and 4wd LOW light on the dash.
:ylsmoke:
SOAZ
Tim and Kelsey get lost..
(Footnote: The reason that I did this and lost my AWD function was because two years ago and then again last month the electronic actuator died and left me either stranded in 2wd or 4wd. To solve the problem instead of buying $1000 actuators was to get rid of the electronic weak point.)
Okay, so it's all done,
To swap OUT an All Wheel Drive 01-02 AWD/4WD/L4WD transfer case and replace with an 96-00 (non-actuator) 2wd/4wd/L4wd transfer case you need the case AND drive shafts.
The reason is below. The transfer cases are different sizes requiring different drive shafts.
(If you get the 96-00 case and shafts it IS a direct bolt in replacement)
01 on the left. 00 case on the right.
So, the case swap goes pretty self explanatory. Use the NorCal TTORA resource of service manuals to walk you through it. http://www.ncttora.com/fsm/
You need to drop one crossmember and remember to loosen all of the wiring harnesses and my 01 had a couple of breather lines. (Definitely a lot easier with 2 people. That case is HEAVY, especially the larger 01 case.)
Make sure you use the opportunity to grease and clean up the new drive shafts.
Okay, now you have that sorted out, but in the 01-02 4runners the 4wd ECU would decide when to connect the Auto Disconnecting Differential. (here is the system: http://www.ncttora.com/fsm/1996/SIL...ypdf/02rmsour/2002/024runne/sa/acsy1/loca.pdf )
On the 01-02 4runners and the later Tacoma's the ADD actuator is electric. For all 96-00 trucks it was vacuum operated. (this doesn't make any difference to me, but it's good to know)
Since my 01 used to have the 4wd ECU control it we'll need to install a switch to do that job. Take a look at the wiring diagram on the NorCal TTORA service manual site and you'll see which wires need to go onto this switch: http://www.otrattw.com/proddetail.php?prod=VLD1A60B-00000-000
You wire up the motor wires from the ADD that go into the 4WD ECU to the rocker momentary switch. Now you can actuate the ADD as needed when you go into 4WD. (If you get the switch at the link above you can wire in the ground wire for the ADD that will ground out and then illuminate the switch when it's successfully actuated. That way you don't forget whether the actuator is open or closed.)
For more details be sure to read my thread on Rock Solid Toys where Wyatt, Kevin and Ray helped me figure all of this out. They are also able to do the swap for you should you not want to do it yourself. http://www.rocksolidtoys.com/forum/showthread.php?t=233
The only other items I need to do is wire in the sensors on the case that you can see above to the 4wd lights on the dash so it's pretty. That can wait a bit though as the lever tells me what mode the truck is in.
Then it was time to go camping and enjoy it!
Okay, so it's all done,
To swap OUT an All Wheel Drive 01-02 AWD/4WD/L4WD transfer case and replace with an 96-00 (non-actuator) 2wd/4wd/L4wd transfer case you need the case AND drive shafts.
The reason is below. The transfer cases are different sizes requiring different drive shafts.
(If you get the 96-00 case and shafts it IS a direct bolt in replacement)
01 on the left. 00 case on the right.
So, the case swap goes pretty self explanatory. Use the NorCal TTORA resource of service manuals to walk you through it. http://www.ncttora.com/fsm/
You need to drop one crossmember and remember to loosen all of the wiring harnesses and my 01 had a couple of breather lines. (Definitely a lot easier with 2 people. That case is HEAVY, especially the larger 01 case.)
Make sure you use the opportunity to grease and clean up the new drive shafts.
Okay, now you have that sorted out, but in the 01-02 4runners the 4wd ECU would decide when to connect the Auto Disconnecting Differential. (here is the system: http://www.ncttora.com/fsm/1996/SIL...ypdf/02rmsour/2002/024runne/sa/acsy1/loca.pdf )
On the 01-02 4runners and the later Tacoma's the ADD actuator is electric. For all 96-00 trucks it was vacuum operated. (this doesn't make any difference to me, but it's good to know)
Since my 01 used to have the 4wd ECU control it we'll need to install a switch to do that job. Take a look at the wiring diagram on the NorCal TTORA service manual site and you'll see which wires need to go onto this switch: http://www.otrattw.com/proddetail.php?prod=VLD1A60B-00000-000
You wire up the motor wires from the ADD that go into the 4WD ECU to the rocker momentary switch. Now you can actuate the ADD as needed when you go into 4WD. (If you get the switch at the link above you can wire in the ground wire for the ADD that will ground out and then illuminate the switch when it's successfully actuated. That way you don't forget whether the actuator is open or closed.)
For more details be sure to read my thread on Rock Solid Toys where Wyatt, Kevin and Ray helped me figure all of this out. They are also able to do the swap for you should you not want to do it yourself. http://www.rocksolidtoys.com/forum/showthread.php?t=233
The only other items I need to do is wire in the sensors on the case that you can see above to the 4wd lights on the dash so it's pretty. That can wait a bit though as the lever tells me what mode the truck is in.
Then it was time to go camping and enjoy it!
SOAZ
Tim and Kelsey get lost..
Whoa whoa, hold up. Where's the write up on the hatch lighting?
Haha! Guilty as charged. :elkgrin:
I put those on quite a while ago. I'd say about 10 months ago. The transformed the cooking area in back! I love them!!
I went on to http://www.oznium.com/thin-waterproof-ribbon and got two 2 foot ones and one 4 foot sticky backed LED strip. They daisy chain together and are wired to do so already upon delivery.
I wired it into the back of the Cig lighter plug and then placed a switch about a foot above that. (so it's easy to get to with the back open and then there is a little illuminated red light on it so you can find it easily when you want to turn it off.)
The strips are sticky backed, but at some point I'm sure I'll need to do something more to get them to stay put. Up until now they haven't minded the 100+ degree heat that usually kills sticky compounds so maybe they will hold without gorilla glue!