I know, but the dealer is prone to doing it all of the time. They will do everything in their power to avoid any type of warranty work. They'll even lie about things (and get other dealers to follow along) just to avoid shelling out any kind of money.
The pulleys are one of those grey area parts. They can go bad from abuse or just driving through a wet road. The dealer will almost always say abuse though.
Since when does a dealer pay for warranty work? Isn't Toyota is ultimately billed for any normal warranty work (or the insurance company if you have some extended aftermarkt plan). I would think Warranty work is good for both the customer (who gets the work done for free), the dealer (who keeps his tech's employed), and the local economy (for the influx of money from outside the area).
Does anyone have any experience with marine greases? I want to repack my bearings with marine grease and want to make sure that the grease i use is a good marine grease that won't wash away.
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2008 6MT Sandstorm Convenience package and Offroad package, black tundra door handles, black mirrors, tow hitch,SCUBA MOD DONE..
I found that Lucas Red and Tacky #2 works quite well at keeping the water out. It was recommended by my NAPA guy even though he doesn't carry it! I found it at Murray's Auto for under $4 a tube! I'll be doing the birfs on my FJ62 with it!
Another thing to consider cleaning is your alternator. I did mine today and took out a few gobs of trail cabbage and chunked up mud. Between cleaning all the pulleys and the alternator, my rig is now back to sounding normal.
Well my pulleys are starting to go bad too, and I decided to lookup part numbers for pricing and
I discovered that all the FJ parts are donors from other Toyota vehicles mostly tacoma
Maybe with the below information, someone could find stronger/beefier ones
made by a different manufacture at NAPA or PepBoys
So, this is still a problem for many. Mine are dead again, after a very brief introduction to a muddy/wet section of trail on the weekend. So I'm wondering, has anybody found a proper CURE for this (better parts/bearings/modification etc?). Replacing/relubing/rebuilding 3-4 idler pulleys after every watery encounter seems totally unacceptable, and staying out of water/mud while on the trails is just not realistic. And visiting the dealer with the same story every couple months can't work either...
I've heard rumour that Toyota has a TSB on this. If anybody has a copy they can post, I'd sure appreciate it.
Cheers!
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