Hi folks,
Is it just me doing a ton of maintenance these days??!
So I have this weird clunk coming from the front part of my 4runner. Sounds like the driver's side. Yesterday morning, I saw that the cv boot was torn. So I bought a new one thinking that might be the culprit. Installed today, but still hear the clunk. I hear this clunk only when I take off from dead stop to first.
Out of frustration (and also b/c I had it parked too far to the end of my garage), I pushed the 4runner back so I could squeeze my fat arse to get a tool. Well it made that clunk sound. It's more like a click. So I put my hands on the hood and rocked the 4runner back and forth. I could hear the clunk/click sound loud and clear. What I really need is a 2nd hand to do that for me, so I can crawl underneath and listen for the exact location.
So after doing a few rocks back and forth, I went upstairs and did some more internets searching. Most of my research pointed to:
1) Loose lower shock bolt
2) Tranny mount
3) Engine mount
4) U-joint
So I'm going to tighten up the shock bolts and check on pricing/availability on #2 and #3. Olanthe Toyota in GA's pricing is $238 total for all the engine mount parts (4) plus the tranny mount. Yikes.