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Originally Posted by Mike Donofrio
Can you be more specific about your failure:
1. Was it the upper or lower ball joint?
2. What kind of Tundra do you have (AC, V6) etc?
3. How much weight do you normally haul?
4. What has Toyota done in the way of remuneration for your costs?
I just replaced my upper balljoints at around 130K, because my front felt loose and will likely be doing the lowers next. Not because of the recall, just because.
I think I can speak for everyone here when I say I'd love to see some pictures.
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I can't really sell the truck. Who would buy one with 270,000 miles on it anyway? I still owe $13,000 on it and I don't think I could get that for it. To answer your questions: RF was the upper ball snapping off while the LF was the "socket" shattering resulting in the upper ball dislocating. MY Tundra is a Limited 4x4 loaded with everything (TRD).The weight I pull varies. I deliver lost luggage for the airlines and sometimes I have a full bed of bags and other days I am empty. 75% of my miles are highway and I have used 4wd maybe 10 times. Toyota has not paid for any of the costs of repair but with the recall I think that will change. I have not persued them vigerously since the service manager said to give them some time to send this through Toyota. I guess this is Toyotas response which I trust will accelerate my reimbursement. I will work on getting some pics posted. Check back in a bit