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Clutch and fly wheel replacement

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Thenewclarence, Jul 10, 2025 at 6:49 AM.

  1. Jul 10, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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    Thenewclarence

    Thenewclarence [OP] Member

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    Howdy Y'all.

    Now that my truck is at 120k miles on the factory clutch I am starting to get concerned with it failing on me and leaving me stranded. I have not noticed any slip in it yet but I am not getting engagement till maybe the last 10% of the peddle travel. I have already decided to use a new Luk LFW449 and AISIN CKT-065 for the replacement parts.

    What I am after is a set of procedures to follow to make sure I can have as little down time as possible. As well as the communities thoughts on my parts selection.

    The truck is a 2011 AC 2.7L 5MT
     
  2. Jul 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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    westport toyota

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    mine lasted 230k.
     
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    Thenewclarence

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    Then you seem to be an outlier. Everyone I have asked with a 2nd gen says you are going to get about 100k with normal driving.
     
  4. Jul 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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    I had a shop do mine at about 155K miles. Shifts were getting a little sloppy and I had some jumping on acceleration. I have the six speed, so not sure of the differences, but I also replaced the rear main seal, throw out bearing (URD), and used a heavy fly wheel. I used an Asin kit for the clutch. Seemed fine and matched OE quality.

    Some of the clutch adjustments on install didn't seem that straight forward for me, so I didn't tackle this one myself. Additionally I don't have a lift and wanted to spare my back.

    There's a lot of DIY videos on the V6 6 speed on YouTube.
     
  5. Jul 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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    But how different is the process between the two? The one thing I have learned about Japanese cars is they are extremely easy to work on but only if you follow the procedure exactly.
     
  6. Jul 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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    @Thenewclarence is your truck 4x4? and do you have a shop space to work on yourself? You mechanically inclined/ever replaced a clutch before?
     
  7. Jul 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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    Thenewclarence

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    No 2WD. Yes I do my driveway and garage has seen plenty of wrenching on cars. Either it be my own or someone else's. Yes I hope so. Been working on cars for the better part of a decade now. "Restored" a 1966 Mustang starting at 14 and had it ready by my SR year of HS. Kept that sucker running for years before I got a more reliable ride. I also have some shop experience from working as a line tech at a local auto shop. but all of my knowledge is base on Detroit

    The only reason I am trying to get the exact procedure for this is to have the lowest down time as possible. I have another ride but I know if I dont do this in one shot it will take a while to get done.
     
  8. Jul 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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    toyodajeff

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    Im at 212k on the clutch in my 2006. I think you might just need to adjust the pedal so that it engages closer to the floor board.
     
  9. Jul 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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    Thenewclarence

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    I will see how much adjustment I have tomorrow.
     

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