Hmmm not according to recent front diff implosion by TFL on YouTube!It also benefits the consumer with a wider application of the components in your vehicle making them more robust
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Hmmm not according to recent front diff implosion by TFL on YouTube!It also benefits the consumer with a wider application of the components in your vehicle making them more robust
but why? What is the point? You lost rear view camera. Lost audio display. Lost AC display.
That is a random comment without context nor accurate. The diff didn't implode. It was a problem with a sensor. Things happen and that early test helps the engineers fix in process builds and future build Tacoma's, LC250's and GX550s. which is exactly my pointHmmm not according to recent front diff implosion by TFL on YouTube!
I haven't lost any of that with my setup. His was just an examplebut why? What is the point? You lost rear view camera. Lost audio display. Lost AC display.
I assume that your iPad has cellular? Because if it does not, then that makes it even more useless.
I assume that you use it for navigation? Wouldn’t an iPhone Pro Max be far more useful and you would still be able to keep your center display!
I thought the ADD mechanism failed.That is a random comment without context nor accurate. The diff didn't implode. It was a problem with a sensor. Things happen and that early test helps the engineers fix in process builds and future build Tacoma's, LC250's and GX550s. which is exactly my point
You are correct, I should not have said sensor.I thought the ADD mechanism failed.
But I dont think the GX would have the ADD anyways.
Yeah it was the ADD. Failed in a controlled way under extreme condition....did you even watch the video where it failed? That was no extreme anything.You are correct, I should not have said sensor.
According to Sheldon, there is a part within the automatic disconnecting differential system that is designed to fail in a controlled way under extreme conditions. More specifically, in such a way that it does not destroy the rest of the driveline.
The GX has a different drive train with the larger engine.
I stated my perspective that the design similarities between the Tacoma and 250 was a smart business decision. No one has to share it. Not sure if the 250 uses the same or similar front diff, but if it does, it will have benefited from this. Some parts for sure are thee same between the Tacoma and LC250 like the Hybrid engine and tranny, some are not. I do not know were the ADD falls in that separation.
Who are you talking to? I was addressing him, not you.I haven't lost any of that with my setup. His was just an example
I watched the video multiple times and no it shouldn't have happened in those conditions and no a normal Joe (or Mod) wouldn't have gotten the same supportYeah it was the ADD. Failed in a controlled way under extreme condition....did you even watch the video where it failed? That was no extreme anything.
Sure it was fixed...of course it was fixed! It was owned by a popular YouTuber! Toyota is not dumb!
The question is........if this Taco was owned by a regular Joe, then would Toyota fix it so fast? Heck, would Toyota fix it at all since this happened while off-road, which we all know Toyota warranty does not cover!
So yeah, from my perspective, this failure should not have happened over such mild terrain!! Next, I doubt Toyota would be so kind as to fix this issue if this happened to one of us, maybe not the Mods, but us regular folks!
Yeah I see your engineering point. Difference is that SpaceX clearly says that these are test rockets and clearly says that they expect failure from these test “mules”. Learning lessons if you will.I watched the video multiple times and no it shouldn't have happened in those conditions and no a normal Joe (or Mod) wouldn't have gotten the same support
This doesn't change anything about Consumers benefitting from multiple uses of the same components. You can bet Toyota is digging into the diff (as they took it) to figure out what was wrong and will fix it going forward everywhere it is used.
I was discussing a Business strategy and long term impacts on consumers. You angled in on an early failure that in my view actually supports what I am saying. Short term failure sucks would really suck happening to the average joe, but long term wider field to detect these failures early and incorporate repairs.
I see your perspective on the failure showing issues and shouldn't have happened. I understand it. I also understand as an engineer that there is a bathtub curve to failures especially new designs that there are several failures up front, followed by long reliability followed by age related failures. SpaceX is a great example of that. Doesn't make it any easier for the average Joe to accept a failure on their vehicle, nor should they. They should be mad as hell and work to get it corrected quickly.
Switch your registration to South Dakota since it’s ever so slightly less conspicuous than Montana. Solved.
Pros and cons on the lx600 vs 21 HE?Here are some pics I took of a promo vehicle in Vegas for Super Bowl. Looks good! I had the LX600 and swapped back out to a 21 LC HE and will never go back…
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HE outhandles LX600 on MotorTrend Figure 8 test.Pros and cons on the lx600 vs 21 HE?
Have a listen to this and if the GX 550 has GPF(s) (and for that matter the LC250) then realize that tanks reliability big time like DPF’s did on diesels.