TRUCK RECALL?!?!?!?
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From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 12 Feb 2010 23:12 I think I heard they're recalling Toyota trucks because the front propellor shaft can separate (probably at the U-joint...) Oh, boy...
From: jim beam on 12 Feb 2010 23:16 On 02/12/2010 08:12 PM, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B wrote: > I think I heard they're recalling Toyota trucks because the front > propellor shaft can separate (probably at the U-joint...) > > Oh, boy... > > oh, i've /never/ EVER seen a frod or gm or chrysler broken down at the side of the road with a broken u-joint. never seen one lose a whole wheel with a fatigued half-shaft either. -- nomina rutrum rutrum
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 12 Feb 2010 23:28 On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:16:28 -0800, jim beam wrote: > On 02/12/2010 08:12 PM, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B wrote: >> I think I heard they're recalling Toyota trucks because the front >> propellor shaft can separate (probably at the U-joint...) >> >> Oh, boy... >> >> >> > oh, i've /never/ EVER seen a frod or gm or chrysler broken down at the > side of the road with a broken u-joint. never seen one lose a whole wheel > with a fatigued half-shaft either. And never had to replace all four ball joints in an S10 Blazer, either. But this really comes down to the parts supplier. I don't know, I just heard a little snippet on the news about it, and all they said was the prop shaft could separate. Sounds like bad ball joints to me. And you're preaching to the chior about Toyotas. I have a yard full of 'em.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 12 Feb 2010 23:32 On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:12:58 -0500, Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: > I think I heard they're recalling Toyota trucks because the front > propellor shaft can separate (probably at the U-joint...) > > Oh, boy... Here's the lowdown. Take a look at who discovered the problem... By now, we've lost count of how many vehicles Toyota has recalled (it's somewhere north of 8.1 million vehicles). According to a Toyota spokesman, the Japanese automaker is also voluntarily recalling approximately 8,000 four-wheel-drive Tacoma pickups to fix a problem in the front propeller shaft. Toyota says that a crack can develop in the rear joint of the Tacoma leading to the driveshaft separating and falling away from the truck. The issue was discovered by Dana Corporation during the manufacturing process of the front prop shaft. The recall affects Tacoma models that were produced from mid-December 2009 to early Feb. 2010. DANA!!! Can you say, "Rusting frames"? If I were Toyota' I think I'd consider dropping Dana from the list of preferred suppliers.
From: jim beam on 13 Feb 2010 00:42
On 02/12/2010 08:32 PM, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B wrote: > On Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:12:58 -0500, Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: > >> I think I heard they're recalling Toyota trucks because the front >> propellor shaft can separate (probably at the U-joint...) >> >> Oh, boy... > > > Here's the lowdown. Take a look at who discovered the problem... > > By now, we've lost count of how many vehicles Toyota has recalled > (it's somewhere north of 8.1 million vehicles). According to a Toyota > spokesman, the Japanese automaker is also voluntarily recalling > approximately 8,000 four-wheel-drive Tacoma pickups to fix a problem in > the front propeller shaft. > > Toyota says that a crack can develop in the rear joint of the Tacoma > leading to the driveshaft separating and falling away from the truck. > > The issue was discovered by Dana Corporation during the manufacturing > process of the front prop shaft. > > The recall affects Tacoma models that were produced from mid-December 2009 > to early Feb. 2010. > > > DANA!!! Can you say, "Rusting frames"? > > If I were Toyota' I think I'd consider dropping Dana from the list of > preferred suppliers. > > hopefully toyota will have learned their lesson - don't trust domestic suppliers. actually, two lessons: make sure your competition doesn't spend more on political donations than you do! -- nomina rutrum rutrum |