Fightnfire
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I hate the feeling of getting back in a vehicle after a major repair... I'm just waiting for something to go wrong. It's why I don't trust Dodge/RAM products to this day.
Jeff Goldblum will play Roman in the new Spielberg-produced, Feature Length Presentation "TFL Tacoma Files: Breaking Down Below"
Yep, they stretched that one out for as much as they could. Good job, lost a drone though...lol. Without every YouTuber who bought a Tacoma in the last month breaking theirs, you'll never hear about it again. And if Toyota doesn't find anything interesting or substandard, they won't mention it again either.Milking that cow.
Then they brought the salesman who helped them at Toyota out to give his name and contact number because he was so great. (In the cheap full size truck video)Yep, they stretched that one out for as much as they could. Good job, lost a drone though...lol. Without every YouTuber who bought a Tacoma in the last month breaking theirs, you'll never hear about it again. And if Toyota doesn't find anything interesting or substandard, they won't mention it again either.
But it was covered under warranty!!
Have they ever had a sales rep from any dealer on any of their other videos? I can't remember.Then they brought the salesman who helped them at Toyota out to give his name and contact number because he was so great. (In the cheap full size truck video)
(I think this was a normal warranty repair so I don't understand this move, all it's going to do is fan the flames.)
I know there are lots of dealership mentions, specifically the Johnson dealerships when they trade in and buy new trucks but I can't remember a sales person getting screen time before.Have they ever had a sales rep from any dealer on any of their other videos? I can't remember.
yeah, just wondering if they had to do that to get access to those trucks.I know there are lots of dealership mentions, specifically the Johnson dealerships when they trade in and buy new trucks but I can't remember a sales person getting screen time before.
I wonder if the Savage Geese interview inspired this follow-up from TFL.I just watched the TFL video with Sheldon explaining what happened. One thing that stood out to me immediately in his explanation was the amount of excessive torque that cause the ADD to fail being only 1.7%. That tells me that during the design process they've fine tuned things so much there is almost no factor of safety. I know he says all the stars aligned for this to happen, but I am betting it won't be the last if the tolerances are that tight. Sheldon obviously knows what he's talking about. There's got to be pressure behind the scenes from bean counters on him and the other engineers to design these trucks to the limit for cost savings these days.
Could be, but I don't think that's what he meant. (I used to interpret for lots of engineers.) Every component will be designed for a max of xxx amount of torque. Then they add a margin of xx%. Say the margin was 20%, then this exceeded the max design torque by 21.7%. Much greater. Like he said, shit happens when the stars align. I think they have very large margins overall. Like their payload. They just won't put it in writing.One thing that stood out to me immediately in his explanation was the amount of excessive torque that cause the ADD to fail being only 1.7%. That tells me that during the design process they've fine tuned things so much there is almost no factor of safety.
If it went 21.7% over the design, then the problem is even worse than he let on. Being an engineer myself, I would have specifically made sure to mention it exceeded the factor of safety and not the design limit if I was explaining it.Could be, but I don't think that's what he meant. (I used to interpret for lots of engineers.) Every component will be designed for a max of xxx amount of torque. Then they add a margin of xx%. Say the margin was 20%, then this exceeded the max design torque by 21.7%. Much greater. Like he said, shit happens when the stars align. I think they have very large margins overall. Like their payload. They just won't put it in writing.
It's suspect to me that they are incorporating a fix over just one instance. Seems a bit over blown. Unless they realize that the "fuse" is too weak for the system, they want to dial down the system instead of redesigning a component.
I do know that dealing with slick conditions like ice is the worst scenario. I think I've broken more things dealing with that than any surface. Going from zero friction then max friction puts such a shock on components.
He did. He said the "margin" was exceeded.If it went 21.7% over the design, then the problem is even worse than he let on. Being an engineer myself, I would have specifically made sure to mention it exceeded the factor of safety and not the design limit if I was explaining it.
As far as the fix, changing software is multiple orders of magnitude cheaper than changing a part like that. The fix will have to be some sort of torque deration or limit of braking applied intended to prevent slippage when those conditions are detected. In future models, a slightly beefer part would almost certainly be better. The aftermarket will probably be coming up with something if there are many more failures.