Dude thank you so much for these. Seems like both our 4runners are needing the same work at similiar times. Also love your use of time. I dislike all the BS in other videos. straight to the point and helpful tips.

Will be attempting this fix shortly, waiting for new part to arrive (4th gen, 2005, 137,000 miles). Greasing it no longer is working, so it has to be replaced. Your video is very helpful, thanks.

The coupling with the two bolts that is connected to the top of the intermediate steering shaft has a split-seam. I saw another KZfaqr remove the coupling without using an air hammer by pounding a screwdriver into the seam to widen the coupling and loosen its grip on the splines. You just need to turn the steering so that the seam if facing you.

Thank you friend, for the helpful video. I appreciate seeing where you said oops too, the mistakes are how we learn. This job took me about an hour and a half, because I lined up my steering rack wrong also. Had to go back and turn it one tooth. It's done, I digress. Have fun out there in the snow as it's winter time again!

I have a 2003 and thank you for making these videos!!! Looking forward to the muffler delete!

Just found your video and i must say, you are very informative and thorough with details. Keep up the great content and looking forward to more videos!! New Subscriber!!

really good content - thank you. i have a 4th gen with the V8 also so the video on the xreas delete was particularly helpful

My local Toyota dealership charged me $1200 to replace this shaft and included alignment. After watching this video and although it stung my wallet, i think it was worth every cent. I don't have a lift or an air chisel so this would have been a knuckle buster. Sometimes you have to pick and choose your battles...

Great video on a problem most 4Runners will encounter eventually. I had same issue with mine. Best tip is use an air hammer. Nothing else worked. I started at the bottom which worked best for me. I didn't know the shaft was available elsewhere so bought the $400 Toyota part, ouch. I see the one you used was $75! Nice. Keep up the great videos, I find them all very professionally produced and informative. Love the headers by the way! On my wish list.

Dude great video, spot on with the explanation for everything and now i need headers.

Awesome, keep up the content. Hopeful to follow suit in my 08’

Great stuff- super informative and helpful. I don't currently have any issue with my steering u-joint but I'm wondering if removal would be useful for doing the header swap. Just looking at all of the space constraints on yours and others vids of tackling that project and trying to think of ways to increase my chances of success. Thanks in advance and keep up the good work. Cheers!

Great video!! Am having the same problem too. FProbably from Squeeling my tires since I need to do a Zero Point Calibration. On 5:16 you can probably used a chipper hammer drill if you have one. since almost the same motion..

Thank you for the video, it was very helpful. I just finished installing a new shaft in my tacoma and there were no surprizes thanks to you. Except for getting the bitch off the rack spline the rest wasnt bad. I ended up going to home depot to get the air chisel because my little one wasnt working. thanks again

A great video. 2008 FJ getting stiff. Rusted underneath and it should be the u joint on steering.

Thanks for sharing this video. I’m going to do this sometime but in the meantime what lube did you use to lubricate?

Really detail, thanks

Great video! Thanks

I just got an 04 v8, I wish it could switch between 2wd and 4wd, do you know if i can make that happen by changing the transfer case? Or is there more to it than than just the transfer case

Hey is your toyota a v6 or v8? how you make it sound so nice (engine)

Anybody have the 3 bolts sizes? They didn’t came with my new shaft and mine are gonna be crap when in done with them

What is the name of that round rubber gasket that sits on the left spline

Need a Y pipe for my 2006 4.7 L v8 4runner any links

I replaced this shaft on my 2004 'Runner with 240,000 mi because the truck wandered all over the road at higher speeds, and I couldn't find any play anywhere so this seamed to be the only component that couldn't be checked on the vehicle. My truck has been through Chicago/Denver/SLC/Idaho winters so there was plenty of rust, and I could not remove the shaft without damaging it. Long story short, there was nothing (NOTHING AT ALL) wrong with the shaft (until I removed it, that is), and I - after it was replaced and the problem remained intact - finally found the reason for wandering problem no tech - no matter how certified - could've thought of: the right rear trailing arm bolt was not tight. Not loose just not tight all the way. 5 seconds later the problem was gone. Minus hours of messing with shaft plus the shaft itself. Bottom line: if you live in a place with winter/salt, don't expect it to be an easy job, and look for any other possibility first. Obviously, this one has never seen a winter, and it still was PITA to remove the shaft. One other thing: even if one spline is off, you'll get a nasty unexpected ABS/Traction control effect - one or two wheels all of a sudden lock. Scary stuff. Don't ask me how I know. I assumed that zero-point calibration would compensate for that but hell no. So DO make sure you mark THE EXACT location of the sleeve. And finally, I would not (and did not) install an aftermarket part in that particular place because 1. Any angle/dimension variations will cause surprising effect and 2. It's pain to replace so it's imperative to do it once rather on a regular basis. Like you would on some jeep.

Anyone have issues with slip indicator and abs kicking on after this?

I have a suspension lift and am installing shortie header. I know yours are not but my steering shaft and CLOSE to hitting my headers. Have you had any problems with this?

Is there a lower and upper steering shaft? Both have wear points?

My 2004 4runner is having the same issue. What is a shop estimate price since I don't have the place to do it myself?

What bolts did you buy for the replacement?

Thanks for doing this video! I have heard that many tacomas (and maybe 4runners) are having issues with these shafts. Mine was replaced today at the dealer. It took them a little more then an hour. I was curious about how was the job done so your video was very helpful. I'm wondering how it got damaged with less than 40k miles...

Hey on my spline a couple of grooves are not so good what do u think do u think it will work

It’s exactly like the Fj

I really liked your video but I hate to find out that you broke your clock spring because you forgot to mark it

The Toyota dealership told me that this is the problem with our 4 Runner. It’s a 2017 w/86,000 miles. Why would this happen to my car???

Did you use aftermarket parts or oem?

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Just buy the OEM part please. Not that expensive.

Why didn’t you just mark the the bottom rack spline first? Your video says you did at a later point, but the results would say if you did you didn’t re install on the mark. A lot of unneeded bullshit could have been avoided had you done the procedure as the FSM details from Toyota. I am looking at it right now. Also never use a cheap Chinese steering shaft shame shame lol. Decent video otherwise.