transmission dropping?

Is it just me or are all tacomas making it feel like the trasmission is
loose/dropping after coming to a stop and letting off the brakes?

Seems like it has done it ever since I have had the truck. It is pretty
irritating.

"benzette" <benzette@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:4tWdnXAeksWg707fRVn-rg@comcast.com...[color=blue]
> Is it just me or are all tacomas making it feel like the trasmission is
> loose/dropping after coming to a stop and letting off the brakes?
>
> Seems like it has done it ever since I have had the truck. It is pretty
> irritating.[/color]

Yeah....my 02 sounds & feels odd, but nothing bad has happened after 3
years. It's useful sometimes, though. My 16 yr old son just started learning
to drive. I tell him it makes that noise when he doesn't stop smoothly. When
I'm driving, he's got the music on, so he never notices. I know this ploy
won't last long, but I'm enjoying it for now.

"benzette" wrote:[color=blue]
>Is it just me or are all tacomas making it feel like the trasmission
>is
>loose/dropping after coming to a stop and letting off the brakes?
>
>Seems like it has done it ever since I have had the truck. It is
>pretty
>irritating.[/color]

It is likely brake bind and shudder or the slip yoke on tranny binding
causing the feeling. When you brake the axle twists pinion toward the
ground some from break torque (especail with bigger rubber) and this
lengthens the drive shaft some. When you start out again the slip yoke
could be binding and poping back in a bit or the rear brake can be
binding a little still and when add power it breaks free and shudders
a bit. If it is the brakes it is not biggy but if it is the dlip yoke
you should get it fixed because it will never get better on its own.

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The drive shaft is meant to slide between the transfer case and the rear
axle. When you brake the front end dives slightly and the drive shaft
elongates. The drive shaft stays this way when you are stopped then lets go
back to its normal position. That is the dropping you feel. You can try to
grease the drive shaft to fix this. There is a grease fitting for this. I
kinda thought it felt like somone just tapped me in the rear bumper or my
trany just gave out.

"benzette" <benzette@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:4tWdnXAeksWg707fRVn-rg@comcast.com...[color=blue]
> Is it just me or are all tacomas making it feel like the trasmission is
> loose/dropping after coming to a stop and letting off the brakes?
>
> Seems like it has done it ever since I have had the truck. It is pretty
> irritating.
>[/color]

This discussion made me nervous, so I called my mechanic, who gave the same
(excellent) explanation you did, and added "Every time we change your oil,
we attend to that grease fitting, so I think you're OK."

"Chris" <chris89c@sbcglobal.com> wrote in message
news:WRwBe.1241$8y1.1177@newssvr17.news.prodigy.com...[color=blue]
> The drive shaft is meant to slide between the transfer case and the rear
> axle. When you brake the front end dives slightly and the drive shaft
> elongates. The drive shaft stays this way when you are stopped then lets
> go
> back to its normal position. That is the dropping you feel. You can try to
> grease the drive shaft to fix this. There is a grease fitting for this. I
> kinda thought it felt like somone just tapped me in the rear bumper or my
> trany just gave out.
>
> "benzette" <benzette@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:4tWdnXAeksWg707fRVn-rg@comcast.com...[color=green]
>> Is it just me or are all tacomas making it feel like the trasmission is
>> loose/dropping after coming to a stop and letting off the brakes?
>>
>> Seems like it has done it ever since I have had the truck. It is pretty
>> irritating.
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

"" wrote:[color=blue]
> The drive shaft is meant to slide between the transfer case
> and the rear
> axle. When you brake the front end dives slightly and the
> drive shaft
> elongates. The drive shaft stays this way when you are stopped
> then lets go
> back to its normal position. That is the dropping you feel.
> You can try to
> grease the drive shaft to fix this. There is a grease fitting
> for this. I
> kinda thought it felt like somone just tapped me in the rear
> bumper or my
> trany just gave out.
>
> "benzette" <benzette@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:4tWdnXAeksWg707fRVn-rg@comcast.com...[color=green]
> > Is it just me or are all tacomas making it feel like the[/color]
> trasmission is[color=green]
> > loose/dropping after coming to a stop and letting off the[/color]
> brakes?[color=green]
> >
> > Seems like it has done it ever since I have had the truck.[/color]
> It is pretty[color=green]
> > irritating.
> >[/color][/color]

Thanks for the info. My 2003 truck was doing this from the first time
I drove it off the dealer’s lot and when questioning the dealer’s shop
supervisor, the only answer that I received was that what was
happening was normal for my truck. It sure doesn’t feel normal.

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On 25 Jul 2005 19:35:37 -0400, Mikang <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com>
wrote:
[color=blue]
>Thanks for the info. My 2003 truck was doing this from the first time
>I drove it off the dealer’s lot and when questioning the dealer’s shop
>supervisor, the only answer that I received was that what was
>happening was normal for my truck. It sure doesn’t feel normal.[/color]

I've driven cars where the driveshaft spline joint did that little
pop and jerk, and you are right, it can be annoying.

You just have to get your subconscious trained to not panic on known
and explained noises - but not to ignore new ones that could be a
warning of real trouble.

Or buy yourself a grease gun, a creeper, a set of ramps and a set of
jackstands. When you notice the joint starting to pop again, crawl
underneath your truck and give it a shot of grease. Takes only
minutes, and the problem is solved for another few months.

But there's one HUGE problem with this plan of action that you have
to consciously avoid - it all starts with little things like doing
your own chassis lube work. Then oil changes and air filters, then
you start doing your own body repairs and paint touch-ups...

And before you know it, your rollaway tool chest and all the toys
in it would make a pro mechanic jealous, and you're shopping around
for a two-post lift and a building contractor to raise your garage
roof up two feet for more clearance...

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"How do I do it? I'm in debt up to my eyeballs. Somebody help me..."

;-P

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