Auto Trans Shifter Bushing Replacement & Transfer Case Shifter Seat Replacement (3rd Gen 4runner)

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In this video, we show you how to replace the Automatic Transmission Shifter Bushings and Transfer Case Shifter Seat on a 3rd Generation Toyota 4runner. This video would also work for 1st Gen Tacomas. As these rigs age, the plastic shifter bushings for the auto trans can degrade and wear out causing a loose shifter. Also, the transfer case shifter seat can degrade over time and become very brittle and fall apart. This is a fairly easy job that any DIYer can do.

**One thing I forgot to mention in the video is that I believe that shifter seat degradation can cause a leak from the top of the transfer case. When the seat breaks apart, it doesn't seal around the ball of the shifter anymore and gear oil can splash up and make its way out the shifter hole. My transfer case on my 98 had a gear oil leak and I determined it was coming from the very top because I could feel gear oil around the shifter boot. So, if it was wet around the shifter boot, it had to be coming out the shifter hole. After I replaced the shifter seat, the leak stopped.

**I misspoke in the video in regards to the differences in the transfer case shifters for the different models. For years 1996 - 2000, the SR5 and Base models will have the J-shifter style transfer case shifter and the Limited models with have the Push Button style transfer case shifter. For years 2001 & 2002, all the models have the same multimode transfer case and will have the Push Button style transfer case shifter.


*TORQUE SPECS*
*Auto Trans Shifter Assembly Bolts (8 total) - 52 inch pounds
*Auto Shifter Linkage Nut - 9 foot pounds
*Transfer Case Shifter Plates Bolts (4 total) - 13 foot pounds




*PARTS*
*Auto Trans Shifter Bushings (Need 4) #90385-11003
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*Transfer Case Shifter Plate Gasket (This is the one that sits between the deflector and the shifter plate) #36345-35050
https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/oem/t...


**Transfer Case Shifter Oil Deflector (There’s two different ones)
*J-shifter Model Transfer Case #36108-35060
https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/oem/t...

*Push Button Model Transfer Case #36108-35070
https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/oem/t...


**Shifter Boot Part Numbers (In case you found one or both are ripped)
*Auto Trans Shifter Lever Boot #33555-35160
https://www.toyotapartsprime.com/oem/...

*Transfer Case Shifter Lever Boot #36331-35010
https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/oem/t...


*Transfer Case Shifter Bushing (For those that have a transfer case shifter with the small nylon bushing on the end of the lever) #33548-30010
https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/oem/t...


*Marlin Crawler Transfer Case Shifter Seat #MCTM-523
https://www.marlincrawler.com/product...


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