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Keep em coming Bomar! I want to feel like i am in the second row eating peanut butter pretzels and fartin'
Aint a rode trip with out recycled food scents from the back seat!
 
Got it fixed in settings.. Rolling into Flagstaff it is 39 degrees and dropping.

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Well the transmission shutter has appeared again (which is awesome timing because we are moving into our new house this week) It went away for awhile after the flush and keeping it in the power setting. Any thoughts before I bite the bullet and order a reman unit from Toyota? I never would have thought a Toyota transmission would go out at 100k.
 
AndyO78FJ40 said:
Well the transmission shutter has appeared again (which is awesome timing because we are moving into our new house this week) It went away for awhile after the flush and keeping it in the power setting. Any thoughts before I bite the bullet and order a reman unit from Toyota? I never would have thought a Toyota transmission would go out at 100k.
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Man that really sucks, hate to hear it. Especially on such a young (in LC years) vehicle. I've had a 99 as well as my current 06, and the 06 is definitely not built as well as the 99 was. Just doesn't feel as strong, for lack of a better word...
 
AndyO78FJ40 said:
Well the transmission shutter has appeared again (which is awesome timing because we are moving into our new house this week) It went away for awhile after the flush and keeping it in the power setting. Any thoughts before I bite the bullet and order a reman unit from Toyota? I never would have thought a Toyota transmission would go out at 100k.
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Hard to say for you, as everyone uses their vehicle a bit differently and depends on it in different ways, but if it were me, I wouldn't spring for a new tranny until (a) I became convinced the one I had was unrepairable or (b) the one I had completely failed. Now, I'm not saying it's going to get any better, but not immediately resorting to replace what you currently have might give you some additional time to sort out what could be a fixable problem. The fact that a flush changed the symptoms - even temporarily - leads me to believe the possibility of a fix might be there.

On the other hand, if you're on the road with it all the time and can't afford to have it let you down, it may be the peace of mind of having a new transmission will be worth the expenditure for you........again, the possibility of having to replace it is out there, so only you can decide if it's worth trying to sort out what you have or doing away with the problem altogether by making the swap.

Just my thoughts....
 
dnp said:
Hard to say for you, as everyone uses their vehicle a bit differently and depends on it in different ways, but if it were me, I wouldn't spring for a new tranny until (a) I became convinced the one I had was unrepairable or (b) the one I had completely failed. Now, I'm not saying it's going to get any better, but not immediately resorting to replace what you currently have might give you some additional time to sort out what could be a fixable problem. The fact that a flush changed the symptoms - even temporarily - leads me to believe the possibility of a fix might be there.

On the other hand, if you're on the road with it all the time and can't afford to have it let you down, it may be the peace of mind of having a new transmission will be worth the expenditure for you........again, the possibility of having to replace it is out there, so only you can decide if it's worth trying to sort out what you have or doing away with the problem altogether by making the swap.

Just my thoughts....
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THIS.
 
AndyO78FJ40 said:
Well the transmission shutter has appeared again (which is awesome timing because we are moving into our new house this week) It went away for awhile after the flush and keeping it in the power setting. Any thoughts before I bite the bullet and order a reman unit from Toyota? I never would have thought a Toyota transmission would go out at 100k.
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dnp said:
Hard to say for you, as everyone uses their vehicle a bit differently and depends on it in different ways, but if it were me, I wouldn't spring for a new tranny until (a) I became convinced the one I had was unrepairable or (b) the one I had completely failed. Now, I'm not saying it's going to get any better, but not immediately resorting to replace what you currently have might give you some additional time to sort out what could be a fixable problem. The fact that a flush changed the symptoms - even temporarily - leads me to believe the possibility of a fix might be there.

On the other hand, if you're on the road with it all the time and can't afford to have it let you down, it may be the peace of mind of having a new transmission will be worth the expenditure for you........again, the possibility of having to replace it is out there, so only you can decide if it's worth trying to sort out what you have or doing away with the problem altogether by making the swap.

Just my thoughts....
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I agree with this train of thought.

Sorry to hear that you are having this problem. It does seem to be an uncommon occurrence in the Toyota transmission world.
 
Damn, what does a reman unit from Toyota cost? Would a local rebuild be a cheaper option?
 
About to pause on the 40 resto and start getting my 100 ready for the trip to Ouray in August (on that note some of you guys should try to make the trip!)...

Just ordered the diff drop from Slee, reboot kit from Toyota (for the grease) and band kit from PFran42 to help with my leaking CVs.

Plans after that are to rip out AHC, go with a 2" Ironman lift, then add rear bumper from BIOR (slee is 3 months out on production), then possibly add front TJM or ARB.

I already have a Group31 oversized battery and an ARB fridge. Past all that, is there anything I'm missing? You guys have way more wheeling experience than me, so any input would be appreciated.
 
Hmmm, where did you get that fridge? ;-)
 
In the tranny.


I would run that truck in DRIVE if that is an option. (OD off)

Never had the later model but if that is an option, drive it that way and see if symptoms pop up.

You might burn 1-2 mpg more but it would take 30,000 miles to pay for a tranny that way.

Trade it in when you find suitable replacement.
 
ntsaint said:
You guys have way more wheeling experience than me, so any input would be appreciated.
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Bodean said:
Damn, what does a reman unit from Toyota cost? Would a local rebuild be a cheaper option?
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The reman is $2500-2900 plus about $1000 in labor. The quote for a local rebuild was $3500, so I would rather pay a little more to have it done by a Toyota employee in Japan.

The transmission shop said they thought the planetary gears were worn so they would have to be replaced. It seems likely because it happens more at lower RPM and warmer temps when you think the fluid would be thinned out and allow more slippage. I'm guessing the reason I'm getting the shutter back is partially due to warmer temps. I'm thinking now keeping the PWR setting on is doing more to help than the flush because it keeps the RPMs higher. I figure the only real way to diagnose it would be to pull the transmission and open up. If anybody can think of other tests or options I'm game.

I plan on trying to keep limping it for awhile, although I really don't want to get stranded with my son in the car in the middle of the summer. If I keep the RPMs above 2000 around shift changes it seems to keep the shutter away. This is usually doable except for bumper to bumper traffic.

Unfortunately it does not have an overdrive button for me to turn off. What would keeping it in 4 do?

I've thought about trying to find something and trade it in but I figured after losing value for trading in and taking into account the $1000 I spent on tires and $900 I just spent on the 90k service it wouldn't be better than paying for the tranny. I just hope this isn't a lemon and I keep having to replace stuff. That being said, I wouldn't pass up something if a really good option came up.
 
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