Transfer shift actuator is dead.

Would yall trust an Amazon part like
This?
Thanks

 

I personally wouldn't use any of these cheap products sold on Amazon. Id prefer OEM parts purchased from a reliable source. You're already reducing costs by not paying labor so might as well buy OEM components.

 

fair point.

this is a good price. Think it’s really OEM ?

 

For all you know that cheaper Amazon actuator could be the exact same unit the Toyota parts counter is selling. The risk to find out is all on you!

 

lol don’t tempt me. But you have a point.

 

It'd be nice to find a used one at a salvage yard but I think they tend to keep those with the transfer cases.

 

Dead as in destroyed? Or dead as “the 4wd it’s not responding to your command” dead?

 

Buy from PartSouq, warehouses in Dubai, genuine OEM parts typically at half of North American prices. That P/N you showed: https://partsouq.com/en/search/all?q=3641071010

You can also look for the Aisin aftermarket part: https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=10864776&cc=3354143&pt=10323

 

really depends on how easy it is to get to.

if it's easy to get to, non-critical, in that i won't kill myself, or others if the part fails(in this case, 4x4 just won't work), i'll absolutely save the money.

 

^Need to disassemble the transfer case to replace the shift actuator.

 

Not to mention the actuator needs to be taken apart to get it on the shift actuator. (while keeping the internal gears in time).

 

Msrp is like 1100 , I’m finding it for 750 and up from the Toyota dealer .

 

Dude I buy parts on Amazon all the time. My rule of thumb is: Is the part massively cheaper? Red alert, do not want.

I also will click on the other sellers tab sometimes and order stuff that is coming from a dealership parts dept that sell on amazon.

 

They probably won’t let you open it up to see if it’s been flooded before, I would never buy a junked one.

 

They're under $500 from Japan and UAE distributors. Goes to show you Toyota USA's profit margins.

 

"Splash damage" from Mossad operation probably.

 

This is how I do it normally. I think swapping this is a labor intensive ordeal so I would stick with oem or aisin aftermarket on this part. Would suck to be stuck or stranded because 4x4 wouldn't work due to a junky Amazon part

 

I got a transfer case out of a salvage pickup shipped to my house for 375. Comes with the actuator.

 

And OP is gone lol

 

You don't have to disassemble the actuator to replace, you have to disassemble the transfer case, then you install the actuator as a complete unit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak2jDzVQIdU