100 series ticking noise update

Broken crank shafts in 100 Series toyota's eh..........Glad I got a three litre patrol instead and kept the extra 23 grand in my pocket ....... I could upgrade to a new one in a while and still have money left over.

(Put's on the flack jacket to sheild the obscenities flying back from this reply) lol :)

Aaron,
Glad to see that the cause has been found and the road to recovery is in the works, It's a shame though that you had to put pressure on the dealership to bring this to a head. Personally I have seen this time and time again regardless of the manufacturer. Why do we have to demand action on a warranty item? After sales service and warranty just doesn't cut it !
Vehicle manufacturers should police their service franchises to respond to warranty issues with a posive attitude, Although I think franchise conditions with most manufacturers are of the situation that the manufacturer will cover cost of part and materials and any labour cost are to be absorbed by the franchisee.
This is not always the case , but is becoming more common in the industry and does not help the consumer at all.

Hope everything goes well,
Leon

Hi Aaron,

If you don't mind can you explain what you mean by dropping back in the gears too early? High reving when down gearing?

I would have thought pulling away in too high a gear would put a lot more strain on the engine and drivetrain - judge by the feedback I get from the engine when I am not paying attention and do this etc.

Sometime I just go away form this forum worried.

hi aaron
i brought 80 series new and the ticking noise started about 10000 ks and i did not overrev the engine on down shift
i was told it was c/s flex also i finally got mine replaced 80000 ks as it got worse.
i think they tell you anything depend on dealer.
you should not have any more flex now.
cheers reggy 2

Hi Aaron

does this ticking sound was it happen all the time or did it come and go.

Thanks Wade

How was it determined that the fault lay in your crankshaft? Did they take it out to inspect it or what?

I have a ticking noise in my 1HZ 80 series and have always put it down to the thrust bearing. I have had the crankshaft bearing journals inspected with no bad news but have not heard about your problem. Not that that means anything of course. The issue doesn't seem to crack a mention on Cruiser Owners Online.

Can you expand on your experiences with this problem?