help is my diff gone?

I got a 2001 Toyota 3.4 4runner auto. I know this is taco discussion but i get better reply's here. Any ways the 4 runner is in very good shape. I got stuck in a little drift yesterday in 4wd and couldn't get out because the stupid vcs kept going off. I tried giving it gas and made some clunking noises so i stopped and waited till i got pulled out. When I got pulled out i put it back in 4 and it will grinding and clunky. So i brought into my shop and put it on all 4 stands and had a buddy listen while i started the 4runner. I would put in 4x4 and when I released the brake slowly it would start grinding from the diff. I don't even think the wheels would spin. Is my diff screwed? Or my cv joints? It runs good in 2wd.

It really clunks when i put it into 4wd and them put into drive or reverse it clunks hard i can drive it down the road and it works but clunks every so ofton

 

Sounds like you shredded some teeth. Time for a new ring and pinion.

 

i can drive it down the alley and punch it and go fast no problem but going slow is will clunk the odd time. its not a drive shaft either.

 

sounds like bad ring and pinion as stated before.

 

OP - do some searching for "blown front diff"

This is an example (his is really bad though and he also blew his rear diff at the same time): You can find a new R&P for around $250 - $300. Then you got install costs unless you can do it yourself.

 

Front diff s blown. drained oil shavings everywhere

 

Good luck!

 

samething happened to my GF driving my tacoma a month ago, she forgot it on 4wd and the front wheels just locked up, front diff was gone! good thing she owns a big garage

 

diff is out, Waiting to here back on 2 diffs tomorrow, I need 4.56 gears (a04a)

 

I thought 4.30 was the lowest gear ratio in a stock 4Runner. I just blew my front diff last month and finally got it back on the trails with 4.88s and an ARB locker up front. I shredded the spider gears and cracked the ring gear.