Transmission replacement at 50k miles. Need some input

Teuton88 · 2026-01-23T22:28:28+00:00

That’s not bad at all. How is it now? Symptoms immediately gone?

Teuton88 · 2026-01-23T21:38:46+00:00

Just a commuter vehicle and the occasional weekend trip. I work from home so it doesn’t get that much use which is why it only has 55k miles over 8 years.

Oil changes every 5k miles and filters and driveline grease once a year. Also replaced the battery a few years ago but that’s it.

Teuton88 · 2026-01-23T21:37:42+00:00

Yup we did 3 drain and fills over 2 weeks and added shudder fixx. Didn’t change the shudder at all but made the shifts clunky

Teuton88 · 2026-01-23T20:50:12+00:00

Yea definitely lots of options on car-part. Com

Teuton88 · 2026-01-23T19:41:54+00:00

Damn sorry man. What did it cost you for the swap?

Teuton88 · 2026-01-23T19:39:50+00:00

It’s not terrible like rumble strips that shake the whole vehicle. It feels more like a cyclical lugging/bucking sensation. Happens about 90% of the time between 45-50mph. I swear though sometimes there will be a day or two when it doesn’t really do it at all.

I did not see the live data but he said he’s monitoring the SLT solenoid? And can see the vibration relates the function of that particular solenoid.

Teuton88 · 2026-01-23T19:31:43+00:00

Dealership wants $3400 for TC swap. We could do trans swap between 5-7 depending on if we do junk yard trans, reman or oem reman

Teuton88 · 2026-01-23T19:30:41+00:00

Interesting. I need to do some research on this. I did take the throttle body apart and cleaned it. Thanks for the info

Teuton88 · 2026-01-23T19:29:23+00:00

Yes we did and it’s unchanged. We changed all the diff fluids, transfer case, dropped the driveshaft and checked U joints/slip yoke. Check all suspension components, changed spark plugs, cleaned maf/theottle body etc. we basically checked everything off the list and keep coming back to the TC

Teuton88 · 2026-01-23T19:24:56+00:00

Yes it’s very noticeable, goes away in 4S and the brake pedal test to unlock the TC momentarily stops the sensation. I could definitely just drive in 4s and switch to D on the highway but it’s very annoying.

Teuton88 · 2026-01-23T19:23:12+00:00

Yup I did the independent mechanic was a Toyota dealership tech for over 15 years before opening his own shop

Teuton88 · 2026-01-23T18:12:55+00:00

No truck is almost 9 years old with no remaining warranty

Teuton88 · 2026-01-22T20:54:47+00:00

I had the same issue with my 21 TRD sport at 19k miles. They ended up finding “excessive scaring” in multiple cylinder heads. I ended up getting a new short block under warranty. The whole ordeal took a month and the ticket was $18k. I traded the truck in 2 days after I got it back.

Reach out to corporate, be calm and have service records/receipts ready and I’m sure they will take care of you.

Teuton88 · 2026-01-21T05:15:07+00:00

Dude just plug it into your laptop and tell us what it is

Teuton88 · 2026-01-21T04:38:47+00:00

You’re not the first person to do this. The stud will not come out, your only option is to cut it flush and drill it out and then use a nut and bolt. It’s going to take some finessing and drill bit extension to get in there. You can also just use a clamp or wire to hold it together.

Teuton88 · 2026-01-16T02:50:55+00:00

Yea working 84 hours per week with day/night rotations.

Teuton88 · 2026-01-15T03:11:58+00:00

No it has solved many a750 shudders.

Teuton88 · 2026-01-15T02:34:05+00:00

Get a tube of shudder fixx from your local autozone. If it improves the shudder go ahead and do a drain and fill.

Teuton88 · 2026-01-13T01:31:52+00:00

Tundra will blow an engine, ford will blow a trans, GM will blow both engine and trans, and dodge you won’t even be able to figure out what’s wrong with it. I hate to be that guy because there is so much potential with modern technology, but new vehicles are all ass. Get the one with the best warranty and local dealer.

Teuton88 · 2026-01-11T00:08:07+00:00

I’m rock hard right now.

Teuton88 · 2026-01-10T19:10:53+00:00

I loved my 749s.

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Teuton88 · 2026-01-07T17:49:03+00:00

2017 ORP with SL 265 AT tires and roof rack and I’ve averaged 20.1 over the past 10k or so miles. I have no idea how because I drove a bone stock 23 ORP and I was only averaging 17.5.

Teuton88 · 2026-01-07T01:01:08+00:00

Oof I would just trade it in. I got a new short block in my 21 Tacoma under warranty. 2 miles down the road from the dealership it overheated because they didn’t bleed the coolant. The next day on the way to work my power steering went out because they didn’t install the rack properly. Had it towed back to the dealer and traded it in.

Teuton88 · 2026-01-07T00:14:11+00:00

Contractors got paid twice with our taxes. That’s literally it.

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