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This step by step procedure for changing the gear oil in your rear differential works for a Lexus GX470, FJ Cruiser, 4Runner and most modern Toyota trucks. For our 2008 Lexus GX470 the manual lists: Other item to pick up before you start include new drain and fill plug gaskets. With the oil catch pan in place remove the drain plug, located on the bottom of the rear axle housing, using a 24mm socket. Hand tighten the fill plug and new gasket followed by torquing down the plug to Toyota specifications.

The other day, Hula Betty, in her most sportive, I get to work on her truck, but she wants this fixed now voice,  announced it was time for me to replace the clunky Lexus GX470 rear door stopper with a gas assisted strut that will allow the door to glide open, stay open and easily close. You will need a couple of tools: Step 1 -Using a flat head screwdriver, pry off the little round cap covering the bolt holding the OEM door stopper to rear frame of your Lexus GX470. After the cover is removed you will see the bracket that the old door stopper mechanism on your Lexus GX470 or Toyota Prado 120 attached to. Snap the gas strut onto the  10mm ball stud at the bumper first then to the 10mm ball stud on the rear door.

On a Lexus GX470 about half of your time will be spent removing the front plastic engine cover in order to gain full access to your truck’s battery. Remove the 2 retainers that hold the front plastic cover to the power steering cover, located toward the front on the passenger side of your Lexus GX470. Carefully lift the wire lead and tuck the wire lead out of the way ensuring it does not fall back onto the battery’s terminal. Remove the negative lead cap (referred to as the ground and usually marked with a “-” sign) and lead wire from the battery terminal.

If you have had reason to disconnect or replace the battery on your Lexus GX470, you probably found that the drive’s remote window console controls on the door no longer work for the passenger or rear windows. Remaining at the remote window’s control button, lift the window button and hold it up until the window is fully up. The remote console has re-learned it’s role and can now fully operate all the remote windows. If any of the remote window controls don’t work, go to that window and repeat steps 2 and 3.