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Drive Shaft bolt service?
by james49
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Apr 02, 2006 (2:14 pm)
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I agree with Mobil 1 oil and K&N air filters, Pure One and WIX oil filters. Also, trans flush at 30k miles. Also added air horns to be heard. Maintenance manual says to "tighten drive shaft bolt" at 15,000 miles. Does anyone know which specific bolt they are referring to, I have checked all that I could find and they are at correct torque?
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- #74 of 149
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Re: Drive Shaft bolt service? [james49]
by jimw0238
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Apr 03, 2006 (9:55 pm)
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Replying to: james49 (Apr 02, 2006 2:14 pm)
that would be the big nut that is located on the axle end at each front wheel...... 
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- #75 of 149
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Bolt or nut?
by aatherton
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Apr 04, 2006 (3:47 pm)
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The manual calls it a bolt, not a nut. A big nut on the end of the axle sounds like it would torque the wheel bearings. Where is the drive shaft bolt?
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- #76 of 149
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Re: To purchase extended warranty or not? Xa 2006 [time123]
by cdbva
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Apr 08, 2006 (6:43 pm)
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Replying to: time123 (Feb 21, 2006 10:37 am)
Geico offered me an extended (7 year) warranty for $500 with $250 deductible. If I were going to get one, that's what I'd get. However, I'm with you on Toyota reliability. And if there's a problem, $750 will probably cover a lot of it. Dealer offered one for $1800. As if.
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- #77 of 149
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Valve adjustment
by bartpg
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Apr 09, 2006 (10:53 pm)
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Anyone have their valves adjusted yet? This looks to be a costly affair, requiring lots of labor for teardown (camshafts need to be removed!) and rebuild. My guess would be ~$500, not including probable timing belt replacement and associated parts.
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Re: Valve adjustment [bartpg]
by james49
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Apr 12, 2006 (5:13 pm)
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Replying to: bartpg (Apr 09, 2006 10:53 pm)
Valve adjustment on these engines is not a normal scheduled requirement. You will find it is not in your scheduled maintenance manual. The valve train uses buckets and replaceable shims (similar to high performance motorcycle engines) and are not usually adjusted as a routine maintenance. These engines can go way over 100,000 miles without valve adjustments. And yes, it could be expensive, but the advantage to this system is adjustments are rarely needed. Change the oil often and use good quality oil. I recommend synthetic Mobil 1 and Wix filters.
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- #79 of 149
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Re: Bolt or nut? [aatherton]
by jimw0238
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Apr 13, 2006 (9:33 pm)
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Replying to: aatherton (Apr 04, 2006 3:47 pm)
a small round shaft that is threaded for a nut to go on and that is located on the end of the drive axle shaft is considered a "bolt". if you take the big nut off then unhook the strut and suspension, the axle will just pop out because the only other thing that holds it in is a snap ring. front wheel drives are totally different than a rear wheel drive. these have a pressed in bearing assembly- not the old fashion push in bearings that you set by the nut!
please consult any front wheel drive toyota factory or haynes manual for an illustration of this, then it will all be clear
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Re: Tires and pressure [tahlequah]
by sighon6
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Apr 22, 2006 (1:04 pm)
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Replying to: tahlequah (Oct 04, 2004 1:19 pm)
being a mechanic i know what you mechanic was thinking when he wrote your oil change sticker. we dont know every cars service intervals so 3k is the industry norm, plus alot of people dont like the idea of going 5k miles because of everything they have known and been taught about maintence in there life. just ask them to put 5k on the next oil tag when you bring it in.
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Re: Different Dealers = Different Recommended Maintenance [driley99]
by sighon6
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Apr 22, 2006 (1:11 pm)
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Replying to: driley99 (Mar 20, 2006 4:25 pm)
being a mechanic and owning my tc i will take it upon myself to tell you basically how your warranty will work. you do not have to have your car serviced at a dealership. you can do your own service and your warranty will still cover everything besides stupidity. any thing that is a mechanical defect will be covered by your warranty. if you put brake fliud in your crankcase this will not be warrantied. remeber if you arent sure dont do it. let a professsional do it, because nine times out of ten it will be wrong if your just guessing.
also all recalls will be covered at your scion dealer. again you dont need to be a regular customer. as long as it says scion and you have your recall paper work its covered free of charge.
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