Hi Mendel, On my 2011 Prius I was putting the caliper for front right brakes back on. Lucky me, I stripped the upper steering knuckle bolt of the caliper bracket. I had my wrench set at 101 ft. lbs.; but that doesn't matter now. What are your thoughts? My guess is it is a steering knuckle replacement. Never done that? Thanks, Ken
How did you strip it? The bolt threads are damaged, it's head rounded, or? Might be the damage is just to the bolt, hopefully. 101 ft/lb's is correct torque. Did you lube the threads maybe?
Hello from Los Angeles. I came across your message and was surprised because what happened to me now 2-27-25 you described back in 22. Everything is exactly the same. But there is no continuation of how you solved the issue. Please write at least briefly. I'm talking about the buttons on the steering wheel of the Prius Thank you.
Hi Kris, I need a couple more days. Terribly sadly I have to attend TWO Memorial services tomorrow and Sunday. Will write back as soon as I can.
Mendel, I've been trying to reach out and get a hold of Jack with Nexcell battery project lithium. I've had some serious issues with a V2.5 pack I installed. I pulled it out and put my old stock Toyota NiMH blades back in. I have some crazy photos....
Hey man. I see you had trouble with your V1 pack... I have the V2.5 pack and just had a catastrophic failure. If I didnt stop and take steps I'm sure my car would have caught on fire.....maybe I should have let it. regardless I have some crazy photos.
Hi Camper. I've tried to reach out to Jack to discuss an issue I've had with my Nexcell Pack for my Gen 2. Do you have a contact info for him. I'd like to see if I can solve my issue.
Glad to discover Toyota Prius here; limited to 400 characters. -- Upgraded beloved Gen3 to Gen4 Prime XLE. • Lost IMPORTANT storage EVERYWHERE • Everything slides...all over...every day. • No tie-down d-rings • PIA to adjust volume ...too slow (need a dial) • Expected turn-signal mirrors. Likely our last Prius unless Gen6 brings back utility.
do you know if any other Prius headunit will plug into same wiring harness? I just need BT for phone and back up camera. Thanks
I'd love the manuals. [email protected] Only second car that I have not had manuals for (in 70 years). Oh, and tell me how to get you that cup of coffee. Venmo or PayPal works for me, too.
Mendel, I recall that you installed TWO Oil Catch Cans on your prius. I have a 750ml one that I empty every oil change, but as there is still an oil buildup in the intake manifold. I am wondering if you end up getting much out of the second can when you drain it? And you have them mounted to the cross member between the radiators and the engine, right?
I found the second one scavenged more, albeit a lot more water than oil. Mine are mounted on the side of a bracket atop the lower/front cross beam, the one that serves as the front jack point.
Ok, thank you for the info. I will probably keep it as is for now, and will consider adding another one when I have a bit more time on my hands. Probably the second one will be smaller and located on the top of the engine since I am not sure how to mount one of the large cheap ones that I have in there now.
Heya. Appreciate your response on my post. Would you mind having a brief phone call or reviewing the data I sent? Much appreciated.
Yeah I'd like a copy of that service manual and the TSBs and all that for the 5th gen I would really appreciate it actually I can't understand why people don't do this for the other generations We used to do this over on Toyota models all the time
