I heard from the dealer today myself. "Ours" (if we decide to get it) has been delayed, as well.
On a related matter, I'm starting to hear more rumblings about 3.5TT problems. Any thoughts on that? @Bomar?
First test I've seen on this:
https://www.motor1.com/reviews/716154/2024-toyota-land-cruiser-first-drive/?utm_source=US%20Motor1%20Insider%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US_M1_20240416_InsiderNL_291&_kx=SJl7cPSXFqUDD-KsbYuP5qFVI88ckAuFn2yWlAsXnC4.QWPKxN
Yeah, I was really stoked that Toyota had decided to step off into the reman game by providing "quality" units. Unfortunately, they must've just outsourced that project to another company, as the axles themselves didn't look like Toyota shafts.
Inasmuch as they're no longer available from...
FWIW: After waiting about 3 months for them to arrive, I bought 2 reman units from Toyota for my '06 Land Cruiser, and I had to return BOTH of them in less than 100 miles. One's splines were so worn from prior use that they "clicked" in my new drive flanges, and the other one had a bad...
Hmmmm. Interesting.
FWIW, if you decide to keep your metal T setup, you might want to look into some European hose clamps. They're also worm drive, but they don't have gear holes that go through the clamp band, and they have rolled edges to prevent the band from digging into the hoses like...
This^^ If you haven't already resolved this issue, it's most likely the cup bushing on which the "rotating ball" of the shifter rests. If it's worn, it'll allow the shifter to go too far into the transmission, and the shifter tip gets hung up on stuff. Often you can test this by lifting up on...
Yeah, I saw where Volvo totally cut off funding for Polestar.
https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/volvo-car-evaluating-potential-reduction-of-shareholding-in-polestar-85e29826?mod=djemalertNEWS
Good for Toyota!
https://www.motor1.com/news/706930/toyota-developing-new-combustion-engines/?utm_source=US%20Motor1%20Insider%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US_M1_20240202_InsiderNL_244&_kx=SJl7cPSXFqUDD-KsbYuP5qFVI88ckAuFn2yWlAsXnC4%3D.QWPKxN