2007 Toyota Rav4 - Staked Driveshaft U-Joints and other Repairs
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Remember this Toyota Rav4? We did a ton of work to fix the oil consumption issues, but we also found some other problems with the drive shaft U-joints and the rear sway bar links. I finally get some of them sorted out in this video.
"I'm not happy" was the best part of the whole video. I paused it just to show my wife. Always enjoy your content.
"Are you almost done?" "I'm not happy."
I bet you can't wait to finish up and go and see to that. Happy days.
Never, ever heard one of our colonial brethren use the word "Bugger" correctly!
I'm impressed Wes! In fact I thought "Well bugger me sideways! He nailed that usage perfectly!"
I enjoy "watching wes work", and actually like these type of videos as much as the "made for TV" rust machine in the woods videos. Your producing some good content, the right mix of explaining things and showing the work. keep it up.
Thanks!
Wes is actually pretty funny also, the Christmas carpentry special had me giggling like a schoolgirl at times. The texts from the wife, and stuff like that sets a nice tone.
It's impressive how the older equipment is made so much better and made for serviceability. This is eye opening. Thanks Wes!
This u-joint thing goes way back with both Toyoto and Datsun (now Nissan). The u-joints lasted so long that it didn't matter. You could get a drive shaft from the wrecker cheaper than a u-joint. Shipping was the big cost in rural areas. They used to wear out at 200,000 miles or 15 years in the low salt days. By then a big 3 vehicle would be on it's 3rd or 4th set of u-joints if it wasn't long ago recycled.
@@wssides Cool story, bro. The Toyota Highlander in our family ate the non-replaceable u-joints in about 60,000 miles of very easy driving and a new driveshaft was $1200 + install. Common problem on these, as per the shop.
@@SevenSixTwo2012 Very unusual with Toyoto in my experience. Maybe they ship better drive shafts to Canada. I can't recall replacing a Toyoto driveshaft with less than 300,000 on it for u-joints. (Those cases we went to the auto wreckers)
@@wssides We are in Canada. In kms, the vehicle had just over 100k when it happened. The shop said that because the OEM driveshafts are not greasable, this often happens. Probably the East coast winter road salt doesn't help.
Anyway, the aftermarket driveshaft has replaceable and greasable U-joints, like it should've been from Toyota's cheap-ass factory. The car had all kinds of suspension problems too at relatively low mileage (all control arm bushings shot, etc.). All in all, the only good things about it is the engine and trans. The rest of the car is overhyped junk and piss poor quality control / engineering. It's been professionally rust-proofed every year since new, but with Toyota that doesn't seem to make a big difference. Parts still seem to decompose on it, now at 160k kms and probably well over $10k in repairs.
People dump on Ford, but my old Ford trucks never had this level of issues and they have been driven much harder and much longer.
@@SevenSixTwo2012 Not my experience at all. Non-greasable u-joints in imports go back to the 70s. They always outlasted the greasables. The more is better lube people always blew out the dust seals and let in the dirt, water and salt. We in SE BC and SW Alberta have a lot of salt too. Our colder temps likely protect us some. Toyoto trucks used to be missing much of the body and box but still have great suspension and driver lines.
Seeing these non replaceable parts makes me love old cars all the more.
Wes, Merry Christmas to you and your family.
It IS gay for them not to use clips, but it's not THAT hard to cut old one out with a grinder and grind the dimples off with a rotary burr. Get the replacement joints and bang you're done. Suzuki sx4 awd are the same
For 35$ this joker should have at least tried it.
Corpos really don't want you to have the right to repair. So if they can make the repair experience as miserable as possible, they will.
Hell when I worked at Giant Mouse Corporation, for Cadillac, in the HT 4100 days of replacement, we had so many different bulletins for service and repair of these motors, my solution was after the owner gets tired of replacing intake gaskets, and going through all the other repairs, buy the car from the dealership for pennies on the dollar, tow home, remove Heavy Trash (ht4100) motor, replace with Chevy 350 for rwd or 3800 v6 for fwd vehicles, re sell and never see the cars again!
I did this about 15 times then my boss caught on, and wanted more for the pos cars, so I stopped doing it all together, and put my efforts into other things in life... like Operation Desert Storm, and then returning to machine work, grounds keeping, and auto & motorcycle racing, then worked as a union electrician for 15 years. Now I only work on my cars and trucks.
OMG ikr! My dad taught me stuff so I wouldn't be screwed over...i could change the oil and do basic maintenance on my very first car, an 83 plymouth(yes it was hideous haha). But now everything is like, non-fixable---it's just "install an entirely new thing" which is insanely wasteful and expensive. I literally hate my RAV and I will never, ever ever buy another Toyota as long as I live. I have it in for maintenance exactly like the book says, but the thing's a pile of junk--3 water pumps now, 6 sets of calipers....and a recall list as long as my arm. It makes me feel like a jerk that I keep needing the same stuff fixed--like I'm reckless or don't take care of it, but their stuff is literally junk. If the world doesn't totally implode bc of Covid, and if the economy recovers enough so we're not all living on bread and water, I'm gonna just lease something---maybe a Kia. It's def not worth it to actually "buy" anything anymore. And I was super excited bc this was the very first car I ever bought and paid for totally.
I drove a late-70s vintage Datsun B210 with the same peened-in U-joints on the drive shaft. I couldn't find any shops to balance my repair work (at the time, because it was foreign.) That's cheeseball design, in my opinion.
On many modern east west engines, it's easier to access the serpentine belt through the wheel well. You remove the wheel and liner or splash panel and it's a lot easier.
Infinitely better than actually DOING the work, watching Wes (or anybody) work is a favorite pastime.
I had a wife once, did all the maintenance on her car so she could turn the key and drive but once I screwed up on installing new windshield wiper inserts (Honda). She had a fit that the wiper was not right, told her no problem she could take her car in for service any where she would like I would no longer be working on it. Boy did she back pedal on that fast.
Had a similar situation on an AWD Ford fusion, factory 3 piece driveshaft with non replaceable carrier bearings. One of those bearings seized and a new 2 piece replacement was in the $900 range. Pulled the whole thing and ran it as FWD for the remainder of the life of the car.
Yep. Won't hurt anything. Depending on the car you might not be able to use cruise control.
"Hotdog in a hallway" reminds me of the Scottish version "Like throwing a sausage down Sauchiehall Street!"
Sausage up a close you mean?
Like a teaspoon in a pan of soup
I found a most delightful boy child with mechanical oriented parents in South Saskatchewan Farmer. This is Nick's little boy and he will go far in this world with his humorous attitude. His little girl seems similar to your and mine's son wanting it now mister.
Oh, I feel for you man. work your fingers to the bone fixing the Trouble and Strife's car and then get the "I'm not happy" text. 😰
I've been subscribed for a week or so and I browsed a number of your older videos. I'd vote for a balance between vehicle repair, farm equipment repair, and rustoration of heavy equipment. I encourage you to ignore the trolls and fools in the comments. I'll be watching whatever you put up. You won't have any trouble showing me things I don't know.
Thanks! It's impossible to make everyone happy. So I just make videos that reflect what I am doing or interested in.
I died laughing during this video; the kid's reaction, your wife's text... comedy GOLD!
WFCinSC I didn’t find it funny, I found it disgusting and disrespectful, almost a little depressing tbh. You did a good job sorting it all though for your family.
@@MrZimmaframe It's a joke.
petelite clearly not my type of humour then.
My 06 Rav4 specs say the rear is engaged only to 30Km, then goes neutral driven by rear axle. Good Videos, Wes.
“Hotdog in a hallway”. I like it.
I spit my drink out when he said that!
prick in a shirt sleeve...
Yeah reminds me of my ex wife
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Her: I didn’t know you had such a small organ
Him: I didn’t know I’d be playing in such a large cathedral.
That is a good one!
Thanks Wes for showing A little piece of your life!! Just like me with my wife and kid!!!!!
Thanks for this video I have a 2000 rav with a squeaky belt that I was going to replace myself but after seeing this I’ll get my garage to fix it thanks again.
Hey Wes, I'm looking forward to you getting back on that 1650 Oliver visible in the background. I'm on my second one, and of about 15 old hobby tractors that have come and gone here, the 1650 is my favorite yard tractor. Big enough to feed the horses a round bale safely, small enough to be handy and agile clearing snow around the buildings, and the hydra-power is one of the best, if not the very best of the early power shifts. The weak link is the 283 Waukesha, which is sweet when it works, but parts are getting hard to find. The one I sold needed ether for every cold start. Up here in Canada, the 50 series Olivers were painted ether red with white trim or cream hood and red engine/trans over top of the Oliver green, and re-badged as Cockshutts, since White owned both Oliver and Cockshutt. After many years, the green paint starts to show through.
They are great tractors. The 1655 was even better with direct injection. The hydraulics are painfully slow, but they are a well balanced tractor. My brother has one as well. His spun a main bearing so he swapped in a 5.9 Cummins. It's pretty easy to do since White used the Cummins on some later model tractors and the parts are backward compatible.
Boy, talk about relatable with the text message there...
I liked your idea of "building up" the worn out metal and then grinding excess off and thus repairing the worn end. That would have been as good as new and a hell of a lot cheaper than the remanu shaft.
If you look closely at the tensioner there's a 7mm hole in it. With the tensioner held back with the ratchet slip the drill bit in and the tensioner is then locked in the back position. Don't know why 7mm, it's not even a usual size in Europe but my machinists drill set had one so all was good.
Fixing the u-joints makes a good video. The yokes are usually shot so we just send them to the driveshaft sop and they weld new ends on the shaft. Not cheap but usually less than a reman.
yeah we got a real good driveline shop that could fix that alot cheaper and quicker too... it is a normal job for them...
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This is precisely why I chuckle when I read used car ads stating “one lady owner” etc. Like that’s a good thing? The noise this thing must have made going down the road plus the tyres. Some folk just hop in, turn the key and if it moves it’s all good.
"Bizarre family that expect their vehicles to work" Great!
The Florida pool pump motor repair guy approved ! that was good info Wes
Worn out rear shocks will give tire wear pattern like that on the tires .just a thought i have seen that before. thanx wes for the videos.
@Erotikstudio Winkler GmbH Good thing he replaced the tires...
My opinion is "wess",has a great channel that has bright future. Your channel and "SMA" are always worth a watch. Both entertaining and full of great idea's . You and Eric would be very good instructors at any tech school. Your better than 75% of the instructors I had when went to UTI in phx.az.
I had the same problem on a Mercedes Vito waisted 4 hours trying to fit a new u/j to find the prop was out of balance. The vibration was unreal £900 later and grumpy customer love this profession
I like the Sta-Bil Rust Stopper. I pick it up at my local Theisens for a lot less than Fluid Film and I haven't had any complaints using it.
The 2ZR engine really shines with how they did the belt - no automatic tensioner, the alternator is a manual one, it's a breeze.
Gotta keep Momma happy . . . . good hubby, good fixes . . . Happy Holidays . . . . . Rog
I know it’s an old video, but for anyone dealing with the same issue with an exhaust heat shield, have a look online for VW star washers.
They’re a better choice than self tappers; cheap, easy to install and no damage to the body
That's a great idea. Thanks.
The best things about using Dorman parts is when they need replacing they are almost never rusted because they don't last long enough to rust. Another thing is if you were the one who did the work originally you will still remember how to do the work because it wasn't that long ago. Of course there are some bad things about it like even though it is cheaper but the time you drive as far as the original you will have spent 3 times as much as the original part cost plus labor. Yeah see there are some good things about using Dorman parts, just not many.
I had driveshaft made for my Toyota Hilux Pickup when i changed to v6 engine and trans. At least late eighties Toyotas had same flanges on different models. If i remember correctly the new longer shaft was from Hiace shortened and welded to the old rear section. He also balanced the shaft and changed u-joints and whole deal was like 150€. It was real oldschool shop, and the old man that ran it said "Hilux shaft" when i came from the door with it. Real professional!
There is a shop not far from me that can do that. But the parts and labor were roughly the same as I paid for the whole rebuilt shaft.
In my 1941 Oldsmobile manual they refer to it as a propeller shaft.
@@godmodeforever :)
After 42 years, Happy Wife your will have Happy Life. Merry Christmas to you and family from Arizona
Hey Wes, keep these kind of videos coming along with all your other stuff. You have a neat way of explaining things, a somewhat twisted sense of humour and an easy to listen to voice. I would put you and Mustie1 in the same category. Keepem' coming buddy.
I think twisted is just the right word.
Wes and Mustie1? Are you kidding? Mustie1 would pay big money to sit at the feet of Wes when it comes to knowing about equipment. I can't watch mustie without setting the video at 2 speed. Wes is one I pause when I get up to get a drink. (Sorry Mustie1, You are a good doobie but you know this man is a master."
I sure hope all the comments on your videos help your wife to recognize she married a friggin' genius. A hard-working and diligent one on top of that. Nuts and bolts of real man. As real as it gets in reality.
LOL. I don't think she would agree!
Got to love the supportive and encouraging messages from the wife. I get them from mine.
She's such a peach!
Those messages usually signal that it's time for me to unfold a chair, crack open a beer and take a break because it just wasn't taking long enough.
You have a beautiful family. Thank you for the video.
I completely agree with Ramsey Customs. I enjoy these vidjayos very much! I think it’s a perfect mix of explanation and wrenchin’, keep up the good content Wes! I appreciate each upload you’ve got and always come out learning something new. I’m a professional small engine mechanic but do a little tinkering with larger engines and that’s why I enjoy the content cause it’s the best of both worlds. I would really love to tear into a big diesel but I’m scared I’ll never get it back together correctly. Your videos on that coolant leak in that big truck you bought seem slightly daunting with everything going on inside that engine. Waaaaayyyyyy too many timing marks brother. Lol
Nothing to it. Just follow the instructions in the book!
Learned a long time ago that when the wife asks how long something will take to finish I just say “til I’m done”
That doesn't work when she has a birthday party to go to!
@@WatchWesWork That's what Uber is for.
@@GGigabiteM Wes doesn't live out in the sticks, he's 50 miles further out. No Uber there
@@erik_dk842 That's what friends are for though.
Just for future reference that "bolt" holding the heat shield on is actually a stud. Just pull the nut off and throw a washer on
With that amount of rust the nut is unlikely to come off without breaking the stud or tearing it off the body.
I have the same exact MAC die grinder!!!! I had it for 20 years now, and it still works great!!
I love watching videos like this reminds me why I hate working on cars lol
I had a similar conundrum on a E150 work/tool truck for a local tradesman. He lost his right rear axle bearing, (c clip inside the diff type). The axle was severely chewed, to the point where there was wear into the axle housing. Thus the new axle bearing would not be supported properly by the axle housing. I sourced a new axle, and set the bearing into the housing with JB weld, hoping it would support the bearing. It held together for 13 months. 25% of the vehicle weight sat on that bearing, not to mention the impacts from hitting bumps and holes in the road. So, in a way, 13 months of service is a partial victory.
...hey...its the wifes car...spare no expense...!
BTW...I have a 2011 Rav4 2 wheel drive, same color...just turned 90k...no issues yet, great little SUV!
I absolutely hate factory sealed bearings,tie rod ends, ball joints, and u joints. Just sold all three of my grease guns for 5$ just because there is nothing to use them on. Had a 86 Mazda b2000 with almost 300k miles on it and only had to replace the clutch after 200k. Love your show, got to say " Northside rules, go Cubbies.
Still lots of grease used on big trucks. I buy it in steel drums and use an pneumatic grease pump.
Thanks for the fix on the heat shield! My Prius dropped out the rear heat shield. Air cooled with cold winter air...now I better get it on with summer arriving.
Wow, you do have a lovely assistant.
You made the right decision. considering all of the external factors. Fix it up and move on!
Your kiddo reminded me of my daughter. She had a fit when I sold a 1976 Mercedes 450SLC that I had brought back from the grave. 😂😂
"Previously on Watch Wes Work: the wife peeled out of the garage with the Rav4 as soon as the engine had been re-fitted and hadn't been heard from since!" Glad to hear your wife came back, with the Rav4!
Wes, never lose our sense of humor. Love you ,man.
I did a staked in u joint on a subaru. Didn't have a torch so I used a press and just pushed it one direction then the other and you bag it to make the roller bearings fall over and that lets you press the cap out far enough to get it off. Then you just press the new one in and put the snap rings on the inside.
Always mark everything and put it back together lined up the same way!
bought a couple new shafts on ebay for sub 300 bucks. if you search and you will find it. worth the cost rather than risking damaging the yoke/shaft and plus the front u-joint is probably on it's way out because of the age of these rav4's.
good call on the driveshaft, any replacement u-joint you can find for those are useless. not enough meat on the inside of those yokes, and not machined to be centered. found that out the hard way.
Gee you need to have a serious talk with your wife, this is no way to maintain a vehicle, especially after you bought her a workshop full of tools...
Yeah she should be more chill lol. He's saving her money when compared to a shop!
@@staind288 none of them appreciate it. my girl told me she could just go pay someone so I let her make financial mistakes till she is broke. Not a word out of her shes busy working non stop to try and beat her debt. hahaha thats what she gets! some people do best broke and struggling they dont act like shit either while there.
@@D4x4Bronc my wife is impatient too. She's always saying how long it takes me. She does however realize shop costs and respects that I'm willing to do what I do.
@@staind288 let em struggle. they dont bother you either! it's great.
That one issue I don’t have to worry about... my wife doesn’t know how to drive, so as long as we work locally I drop her off on my way to drop the kids and myself at school where I work! Saving galore! One car payment, one insurance bill, 2 vehicles, still saving money! Just do the work in the drive, when I can, if not then I take wife to work in truck, then go get kids to school! No worries, and my cars don’t get banged up as much either!
Man your wifes Rav4 has abunch of the same issues mine has.
I fixed the heat shield with 5/32 6011, drilled some holes and hung it. Filing away that sheet metal screw trick, I'll be honest I didnt even think of it.
Sway bar links on mine werent broke but that damn hex strips out even if you can get at it anyway. 4 1/2 grinder and a cut off wheel jobber if they arent broke. Great video.
Watch for snapped coil springs, originals have broke on the one I got now, and broke around that mileage on the one i had before. Passenger side both times.
i dont know why but i would watch you if you filmed yourself making a cup of coffee, i think it is the way you describe everything in a way that we can all understand, but i would love to actually see how you install the sway bar links, that in when i learn the most, i know it makes filming and editing a pain in the ass for you but if you ever have the time to show you doing the wrenching, i absolutely appreciate it, love the content, i have learned so much
I think it is humility. Humble people are easy to listen to.
I'm the same with our cars, wife's 2004 Honda CRV gets maintained within an inch of it's life, over 300,000 kms and still perfect, everything gets renewed, regular servicing, every rattle and squeak gets investigated fully. Happy wife, happy life.
My little 1996 Daihatsu, however, only gets looked at when something breaks enough to prevent it from driving, it's held together with bits of wire, zip ties, tech screws, and duct tape. It gets oil changed like once every two years, never gets washed, is left outside with the keys in it, has more rattles and clunks than a babies toy factory, is three different colours, it's a shambles. How it passes it's annual inspections I'll never know. It just keeps going.
went through the same thing with the ex's car decades ago . at that time rebuilds were unavailable . I was living in forks wa (where ma and pa kettle were from) I had to be drive 600 roundtrip . would of been easier to get a new old lady
I saw on another video that you were having trouble with wind noise. I had success on my motorcycle putting a fabric bandaid over the mic hole. Still good volume, but greatly reduced noise.
Happy wife, happy life. Nice work, Wes.
The more toyota videos the better. Reputation has made for unrealistic expectations. I know I have bought a few toyotas over the years and they have been challenging to unfixable, or way too expensive to fix. IDK at this point anymore about the brand. If I can afford it, it is probably too broke for me to fix properly. lol
For instance I had this 93 truck with the 22RE or whatever people say is bulletproof, but I was having a coolant system issue. It wasn't until I got rid of it that I found a post that said the timing chains tend to wear holes in the head somewhere and it was only for a few years this did this, but the engine has this reputation.
It also was very stiff and uncomfortable in general, though I am not much of a single cab fan to begin with, the whole thing was just too utilitarian.
I want a rav 4 though but perhaps it is better this way, that I don't. lol At least if I get one super cheap I might have a heads up so thanks!
ive made shims out of sheet metal instead of replacing a yolk, so far so good
I'd do that in my own junk! I don't want to do that in the wife's car.
Wes, I guarantee if you had weld a new u-joint in the rear of that shaft that it would be better than that Dorman replacement. Don't know how you replace u-joints that have bad snap ring grooves, but we tack them in, no problem. You must have a service writer in your shop $$$.
When I get one that has a bad groove I like to make a thin metal disk to put on top of the cap and then weld that in.
My wife has a 2010 rav with 114,000 miles. Now I now what I have to look forward to.
Thank you! Incredible vijeo series on the RAV4.
Wes,
You have made the first step to a long and successful marriage by learning the lesson "NEVER skimp or make do when working on a honey do job"
Any young viewers not yet hitched, there are 3 types of job in this world.
Those we have to do, those we want to do, and honey dos.
In order of importance the last is paramount.
After doing that you are allowed to go out and earn an income, fix the roof etc.
Only then can you what you want to do, you know, the important stuff in life like fishing, hunting, camping, going to the pub etc.
Cheers Eric
You got a married man solidarity like. The video is fine but the like is for the brotherhood.
Really interesting Wes 👍🏻🤩🏴
Lmfao he was so upset that mommy's car was in the air on the lift omg that was just so adorable way to cute 🤣 @Watch Wes Work
May have been mentioned already, Tires wear like that due to lack of rotation and worn shocks or struts. Worked at a tire store that serviced dealers and their rentals all did this, 10k never rotated tires. I was a tech and when no obvious reason, the shocks could be removed and found them weak.
That's why I really like my 2002 Rav4. It's much easier to work on and even though my Rav4 has only a 2.0 engine the engine runs flawlessly even after 17 years. Newer vehicles beyond 2005 make it impossible for the average DIY mechanic to work on.
I've got a 2006 rav4 I found you video to be very informative
Years ago, back in the early 80’s a mechanic friend of mine was telling me how there was a flood of new small cars such as the Japanese along with small American cars as “disposable” cars. They were made not made to be repaired.
Nice work! Always good to keep the wife happy and safe since she hauls your children around often. Your son seemed to want her safe and out from under that car. Haha
Great video very nice the new drive shafts have replaceable u joints @Watch Wes Work
Nice job Wes. She still loves you.
The text message from the wife was hilarious 😂. Happy wife... Happy life!
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Are you almost done..
I’m not happy 😂😂😂
Can’t live without em
To do those ball joints and tie rods with the hex key ends up you put a ring spanner on the nut and hold it still, put a hex key bit into your impact driver (or socket wrench), put it in reverse and pull the trigger and it will turn the thread into the nut until it grabs. Once it's snug then you can tighten the nut fully with the already-in-position spanner. Yes it will spin the ball inside the housing, but if it can't withstand that then it's a faulty joint and will soon fail anyway.
Interesting that Toyota does not have replaceable u-joints. Thanks for sharing.
Do you think after heating that up with the torch creating a heat affected zone if you would have used it Instead of the reman. would have weakened the shaft ?
Prefect explanation. Fix the wives car as factory correct as possible. Seems they don’t understand that the work you do for them doesn’t pay real good. Great content 👍
What you pointed is actually not the diff but the AWD coupler. It engages AWD to the diff when car feels slippage between rear and from wheel. So it engages automatically all year long. You can also bypass it with a button in the dash so it stays engaged
Staked driveshaft "U" joints have been used for may years. Of all that I've seen all been on foreign cars, not US cars.I just had a complete custom drive shaft made up, all new parts. It cost about $450 for a 1 piece shaft. The car was old and no aftermarket shafts were available.
I cured my wife from asking is it finished yet. After the kids were asleep we went 2 feet from the house and finished the timing gear installation at about 2|30 am, no more complaints dark cold damp too.
My wife started laughing when you said . Like a hotdog in and hallway.
I get texts like that to. LOL.
Good job sir.
Thank you. Keep it real
Toyota, Toyota, Toyota! Oh What A Feeling!
What did you quote Mrs watch Wes work? Let her decide which route to go! Yes, that would not work in our family either! Too bad the quick fix was so expensive, but if mamma's happy...love the texts! Lol
Why so many ads? I watched six ads in a 13 minute video. Content was well done. Good job.
Looks like you need to do a headlight restore video, so the wife can actually see where she's going!
My mom had the broken sway bar links on her 07, Toyota dealer looked at it 3 times and couldn't find what was making the noise she was hearing. I thought it was pretty obvious.
Only other real problem she's had is 1 dead alternator and the battery has to be replaced every 3 years.
She bought it new.
When the alternator went out they didn't change the serp belt, 160k in it.
Hot dog in a hallway. yep, I've experienced THAT.
My first ever real job was building and fixing driveshafts, most of them like the one on that Toyota. Almost all of them had damaged bores because the roller cup is so thin. We just welded them back up, carefully carbide burred most of it and then hand reamed, they were all 24 or 27mm. Mostly Mercedes vans but also other makes use that crappy design. Not pretty or perfect but never had one returned. We also burred the stampings out and welded washers on top to keep the joint in place. There are some tricks to it, i still sometimes do these and could make a vid of it.
Interesting. I have also welded washers on top of the caps when the retaining ring grooves are damaged. It works very well.
I like the RAV4 vids because I have a 2010 RAV4 and I love it.