Re: Rear Latch
It is amazing. Almost every 2001 has gone through a latch. I thought I was lucky and my turn came up last month.
Alternative fix.
I basically did exactly what Byran did in his instructions, however I did not purchase a new latch. I did not want to go through breaking another one (which will happen ) and going at it again. I glued the neck part of the latch with Gorilla Glue. After 24 hours of cure time, I used a metal / plastic weld adhesive that cures like steel. I made a form around the neck and filled it with the weld adhesive. The neck of my latch is now twice the size. There is now way it will break. I also used waterproof marine grease on all the moving parts to ensure friction-less motion ( before I buttoned everything up ).
Extremely poor design by Toyota. I also think that there is a TSB about this issue.
Regards
Nikos
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