Manual transmission Fan Club and BS thread (All Generations Welcome)

Just in case I don't feel cool enough with my manual I have a sticker to look at now... Can't tell if I like it , never been a fan of stickers but with it being white and placed in the dead space of where the heated seat thing would be I feel it fits..

 

this is a great thread because all I can say and this is FACT FACT FACT there is no use for an automatic four wheel drive if you dont have a standard trans in a four wjhell drive then you might as well be driving a 2 wheel drive and this comes from driving manual four wheel drives all my life and i mean trucks I not sure I even know how to drive a car I know I cant see anything in them they sit to low to ground

 

I agree, in a car you're down there close to the road kill.

 

Am I the only one who wishes tacoma's had low range 2wd and 4wd? Man that would be handy crawling around with a heavy load on the trailer or for backing up or hitching and unhitching the trailer, especially on black top.

 

I agree. Back in the old days I used 2wd low range on my F250 by not locking the hubs. I did not use 1st gear in 2wd, too easy to break something.

 

Isn't there a hack to allow 2-LO?

 

This sounds like the transmission sticking in gear problem to me. There's a quick and easy TDB to solve that part of your problem. Do a search for 'manual transmission sticking' and you'll find a lengthy thread where you can read all about it. It's a pretty common problem with our transmissions that was only recently addressed by Toyota.

Update: here you go. I found it for you.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/manual-transmission-getting-stuck-in-gear.415438/

 

I would love to hear from others here. I've driven manuals for years and have never experienced clutch slip or clutch smell. I've got a 2016 with about 8k miles on it. On 3 occasions in 4 and 4Lo, I've had a crazy clutch burning smell - once when pulling a boat out of a lake in 4High, once in 4H when trying to back over a large rock, and in 4LO on a hill. Took it to the dealer and they claimed everything was fine and offered no explanation. The smell was unbelievably bad. When towing a 3k boat through the mountains and downshifting in 2LO I had no problems and no smell. Any insight?

 

You set not alone.

 

Agreed. I want manual hubs!

 

Yeah but when your center of gravity is that low the handling is so sweet... and a manual and it's the best!!

 

Right on, thanks for finding this... I wasn't searching for sticking but rather clutch issues. Much appreciated, sounds like my issue (other than the clutch smell).

 

I agree, that it wouldn't have anything to do with the clutch smell. I hope you get it all figured out.

I was 1500 miles from home in the middle of a 3500 mile road trip when my transmission started sticking. It almost got my family killed. It wasn't pleasant. At that time, they didn't have a fix for it and weren't even admitting that there was an issue. It's a stupid-easy fix now. Just a bolt, detent pin, and spring. They don't even have to drop the transmission.

 

am i the only one who noticed that the 3rd gen manuals are the only ones that come with overhead sunglass holders?

 

My 2nd gen has overhead sunglasses bins.

 

It's because the autos have the Multi terrain select in that location I believe.

 

Sorry I meant that i was referring to the 3rd manuals being the only 3rd gen with overhead sunglass holders, i don't know about previous gens.

 

I thought it was just the Off Road slushboxes that don't get the sunglasses pocket because of the CC/MTS.

 

Correct, it is where the CRAWL control would be if it were an OR auto

 

Being able to use low range in 2WD:

The last vehicle I owned that had that capability was a 60's IH truck. I only used the feature on a few occasions, but I didn't have a trailer in that era.

I do recall that the owner's manual reminded the operator to use restraint on the throttle since none of the drive force would be shared with the front axle.