100 series standard diesel issues

Moose,
You pay a lot of money for that sound.

The fix, you could try a heavier gear oil but that could make the gear change a bit harder. A bit more carpet on the transmission tunnel or turn the radio up a bit more.

I would also check that the gear levers are not loose or rubbing where they enter the gear box. Check under the rubber boot of the gear lever, and there is a plate, remove this and the top of the gear box can be seen.

Wayne

Moose,

No rattle in transfer lever, but do have a "rumble" of sorts from under there. Ours has only done about 27k, so am not real worried at this stage. Not sure if we have dropped out any oils yet to check for metal, don't think so.

Our local tojo dealer(500 km away), has been pretty good with repairs to 79 series, diffs & g'box. No questions asked, but all problems have been under 100K.

Hooroo...

GEE.... They dont sound like very good vehicles do they,GU owners....lucky it's only transmission noises and not the lower wishbones falling off i guess LOL. OOOPPPPss sorry... just kiddin"

Moose,
I dropped mine in for warranty repairs and included the rattle as you stated in the list of issues. It came back after two days of labour and was told that the problem could not be found. For some strange reason the rattle went away during the visit to the Toyota dealership.
I think its coming back so I am also intersted in constructive responses.

(Am getting fed up with the mine is better than yours agrument, it old and juvenile)

Hi Moose

I have a 2002 Std Diesel 100 series wagon with 75,000 klm . Exactly same problem. I firstly removed rubber gear/trf lever boot and greased and packed foam rubber around trf lever to absorbe rattle. Worked a bit then came back along with a nagging clutch shudder. Transfer rattle was magnified around 60-70 kph during deceleration. As under warranty still, the dealer agreed it was a problem and replaced clutch and a bearing or two in trf case. Problem seems to have been fixed but I think I should have had clutch machined prior to fitting new clutch kit. Some rattle still there but this is caused by the transfer lever vibrating. Will replace foam again. I mean time have put a heavy rubber band around both gear and trf levers and this has stopped irritating rattle. Amazing when you consider they are over 50 grand and most owners of them I have come across complain of similar probs.

Johnno..................

Get a dealer to fix it under warranty. Take it to another dealer if they wont do it. I had the same problem with my 99 Hilux at 60,000 and just put up with it thinking that it was not a problem and just one of those "inevitable" noises that 4WD's get. Guess what. A bearing went in the gearbox when the car was 6 months out of warranty. $1000.00 to get a new bearing kit put in with labour. Insist that it gets repaired under warranty.

G'day Moose,
Back in the 60's/70's when I punted around in the 45 and 55 series Tojo's, same problem. They all did it in our fleet. Keeping the left foot on the lever stopped the noise. Then I found that an occy strap tied back from the lever to a convenient spot under the dash also fixed the problem. Toyota may have a similar fix today if you check.
Gerry