why are there so many u tube videos on toyota intermediate steering shafts? did toyota suddenly forget how to design them or is it bad parts like the honda AT issues?
toyota intermediate steering shafts
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just like many other global automobile manufacturers: Toy is no different when it comes to sourcing (outsourcing) parts from various different suppliers.
Fact check: with ever-so-aggressive pricing policies (during sourcing contract bidding war), compounded by the complexities of automobiles nowadays, it's not uncommon that certain parts supplier failed in terms of quality issues after the contracts were signed and parts started to arrive into Toy's assembly plants.
Toy has had their fair share of problems with certain suppliers esp. with their mid-sized automobiles (remember: most of these are NA assembled/built with over 80% locally-sourced components), esp. in their intermediate shaft issues (hilander, camry, solara, etc.)
I had our camry intermediate shaft replaced once (a 2nd revision one) after we bought our car used @ 58k, now it has over 220k on it, and the revised intermediate shaft has been holding up surprisingly well.
Honda AT trannie issue is a different subject matter, so don't mix them up.
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Fact check: with ever-so-aggressive pricing policies (during sourcing contract bidding war), compounded by the complexities of automobiles nowadays, it's not uncommon that certain parts supplier failed in terms of quality issues after the contracts were signed and parts started to arrive into Toy's assembly plants.
Toy has had their fair share of problems with certain suppliers esp. with their mid-sized automobiles (remember: most of these are NA assembled/built with over 80% locally-sourced components), esp. in their intermediate shaft issues (hilander, camry, solara, etc.)
I had our camry intermediate shaft replaced once (a 2nd revision one) after we bought our car used @ 58k, now it has over 220k on it, and the revised intermediate shaft has been holding up surprisingly well.
Honda AT trannie issue is a different subject matter, so don't mix them up.
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The plastic in late model Bust My Wallet steering systems in not without pitfalls.
The intermediate shaft has a splined male/female arrangement that allows the steering wheel column to move forward in the event of an accident. Apparently the supplier didn't get the splines lubricated. Toyota fixed this problem by issuing a kit that consisted of a syringe and a small quantity of lubricant. It took my dealer less than thirty minutes to make the repair. I think an aerosol white grease or perhaps an aerosol silicone grease could be used.
@Horsteen,
Problem with Toy's faulty intermediate shaft issue is due to improper induction hardening, not lack of lubrication.
Initial internal memo released to all Toy servicemen is to tell them to slap some lube to the splines and let the customer goes off. That only temporarily mask the symptom but as the wear becomes more obvious, replacing the shaft with a revised one is the only way to go.
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Problem with Toy's faulty intermediate shaft issue is due to improper induction hardening, not lack of lubrication.
Initial internal memo released to all Toy servicemen is to tell them to slap some lube to the splines and let the customer goes off. That only temporarily mask the symptom but as the wear becomes more obvious, replacing the shaft with a revised one is the only way to go.
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LOL! That wouldn't work (only "mask" the symptom for a short while).
Bottomline: if you have the infamous "clunk" from intermediate shaft, contact Toy for the parts/availability RE: revised intermediate shaft replacement. Sometimes, certain model/make/release year, there may be 2 revisions on the replacement shaft; others: there may be one.
You'll have to bite the bullet and get it done the right way, and that is, to replace it.
No greasing on a worn shaft spline will cure the problem (excessive spline-to-spine clearance).
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Bottomline: if you have the infamous "clunk" from intermediate shaft, contact Toy for the parts/availability RE: revised intermediate shaft replacement. Sometimes, certain model/make/release year, there may be 2 revisions on the replacement shaft; others: there may be one.
You'll have to bite the bullet and get it done the right way, and that is, to replace it.
No greasing on a worn shaft spline will cure the problem (excessive spline-to-spine clearance).
Q.
Lastly: the intermediate shaft issue would only "worsen" over time, not better (remember: this is due to wear)...
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