Shift lever broke while driving

It looks like a shitty , not hot enough , no bevel , no penatration and then ground off weld to me .

 

Dude there is so much more to the story you are not telling. You realize we could pull your Tacoma out of the mud with that lever right? You "shifting" did not break it.

 

https://toyotaparts.mcgeorgetoyota.com/oem-parts/toyota-gear-shift-assembly-3353035670

$130 and you'll have it in a few days. I'm sure it's available and in stock at any of the Toyota parts depots.

 

Grind a bevel on each part and TIG it back together. There's nothing wrong with the steel itself, it failed at a stress riser. The machined ball end was welded (maybe furnace brazed in large batches) to the lever. There was probably a small nick or dent in the heat affected zone that initiated a tear and it just grew until it failed. Grind it, weld it, love it. Especially if you can get a bud to do it for free, it's a 10 minute repair tops

 

Heat treated steel would be evenly colored, blue or otherwise. That blueing is uneven and toward to edges like it was made when cut/ground or welded. The surface finish looks like grinding/cutting marks. Something weird going on there.

 

Its not uncommon to see a broken shifter in a manual transmission .

Use to see a couple of them per month at the shop from all manufacturers . In order to weld the shifter , you gotta get the complete shifter cherry red , then run your bead .

Going back a couple years , URD had issues with their aftermarket shifters leading to the same outcome as the OP .
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/failure-of-stick-shift-after-urd-shift-kit-install.139669/page-2

 

Broke one in a Dune Buggy once. Like others have said, weld it or sleeve it then replace it when the new part is available.

 

Sure looks like it had a cutoff turned loose on it.

 

Could learn a thing or two from this feller

 

Yep just weld it ... we welded a bolt on top of this thing with the same threads .... good to go in 5 mins

 

In pa. But holiday weekend and have to work so by the time I get to a welder and have it done, part might be here. Only takes a minute to install. But I am going to have it welded and keep for a backup

 

They only have a few and it’s in a warehouse on west coast. I’m in pa. Ordered it and waiting. But truck sits. At least it’s an easy install.

 

Dude no. That’s all there is to the f story. Why would I bs. 25 mph in residential and just breaks while a normal shift. That’s it. That’s the story. No conspiracy.

 

This right here. That was a spot welded part and the spot welds failed. Line the two pieces up, scribe them, grind a V unto each piece, clamp them together and weld them up with a decent weld. Done for life.

 

Holiday weekend? Not many welders taking off Monday.

 

If you go this route make sure you scribe the two pieces in the correct orientation! Story time.... Highschool me decided he wanted a short throw shifter but didn't want to pay for it, so decided I would cut out a section of mine and weld it back below the boot to atleast give the appearance of of one. I was so proud with the job that I'd done until I bolted it back up and it was pointed towards my glove box! HAHAH... I had to cut and re-weld it, good as new!

 

Gorilla glue, splints, tape

 

You do NDT shit too?

 

I was just looking at the pics again and a couple of our NDI techs(Navy) walked in and totally started nerding out on it, HAHAH!