Toyota 4Runner Tacoma 8" V6 2wd 4wd differential rebuild and assembly - Part 5

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Do as I do at your own risk and make sure you have adequate ventilation.

Do your own research to verify parts fitment and assembly specs.

This is not exactly a how to but more of a "how I do."

Do not be afraid to tackle this job yourself if you can follow directions, research and have access to basic hand tools. I decided against the drop in locker for now since I seem to understand on road driving characteristics will suffer. I will not film reinstallation since it is basically the reverse process of my other video.

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