 Rear diff mount, Toyota's legalized theft policy. |
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 Jun 12, 2006 - 3:11 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Mar 17, '05 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
Managed to track down an annoying clonk on the 4 yesterday. Only happened when stomping on the gas pedal or lifting off quickly which resulted in a big thump from underneath. Initially thought that the exhaust was the culprit - but alas not.
I'd already replaced the rear diff mount with a nolothane unit but with the car up on a hoist today, the driver's side mount looks as though it has completely delaminated, allowing the diff to jump around like a bucking bronco  Nearly had a heart attack this morning. Contacted Toyota to order a couple of new mounts, only to discover that the rubber bushes aren't available seperately  They come as part of the actual mounting arm - guess it'll make swapping them over a bit easier. But, at a cost. RRP NZ$712.60 each  And I needed 2 of them!How on earth Toyota can justify charging prices like that is totally beyond me  It's not like they are made from exotic materials or it was a limited production run of just 500 units. The ST185 bushes are available as a seperate item, but aren't compatable with ST205 parts - talk about being held over a barrel Fortunately, the parts chap I deal with is a genuine enthusiast and is in a position to negotiate a better price 90% of the time. So, instead of paying a grand total of NZ$1425.20 + GST, he's sending them to me for NZ$200 inclusive  Thank goodness that there are some people who work within Toyota who actually live in the real world..... Gary --------------------  1994 ST205 Celica GT-FOUR Group A WRC - running in new engine 1993 Rover 220 GTi tarmac rally car (under construction) 3SGE power here we come.... GT-Four spec list |
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Jun 12, 2006 - 5:36 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 29, '06 From Hull, UK Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
blimey, thats a big saving mate, you better buy him a beer or two as well.
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Jun 12, 2006 - 2:35 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 14, '05 Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Good Savings! I get most of my OEM parts for a decent price since my brother works at a Toyota Dealershop
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Jun 12, 2006 - 4:41 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 1, '03 From Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
I know what you mean - I just found out that I have a worn drivers side control arm bushing on my ST202. Went to order a new bushing and got a price of $185 USD each. Apparently Toyota doesn't just sell the bushing - you have to buy a whole new control arm. And I just sent a complete spare subframe to the junkyard a couple of months ago to free up some garage space. Oh well...
They need to change the old "I love what you do for me - Toyota" add compain to show a guy being robbed and bent over! This post has been edited by scothaniel: Jun 12, 2006 - 4:42 PM -------------------- Scott
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