2002 Taco 4WD 5SP Trans problem

[Greytaco]

A month or so ago a heard a metallic whine when in neutral and my foot off the clutch. When I pushed pedal in the noise disappeared. Dealer told me there was a bad bearing in the transmission and that it was a problem common to the 5SPD transmission for the 2002 models and they went bad from 40k to 60k miles. It was still under warranty so they put in a new transmission free of charge. It took care of the problem. Anyone else hear about this problem? Dealer said the replacement transmission had "upgraded" bearings so it shouldn't happen again if I change transmission oil every 30k miles.

[donkeykong]

Atleast it was under the warranty and they took care of it for you

[Marlin]

W59 4cyl or R150F V6?
My guess is you have the 2.7, W59 trans.
I dont believe it was a bad bearing. You probably had worn gears from running the truck hard. I do not know of any bearing updates :bull crap:
Glad Toyota stood behind it. Make sure you use a good GL5 or synthetic gear oil.

[84runner]

Toyota is pretty good about there customer service from my experience.

[Greytaco]

W59 4cyl or R150F V6?
My guess is you have the 2.7, W59 trans.
I dont believe it was a bad bearing. You probably had worn gears from running the truck hard. I do not know of any bearing updates :bull crap:
Glad Toyota stood behind it. Make sure you use a good GL5 or synthetic gear oil.

Yes, that's the engine and transmission. You may be right about the gears, but I haven't run the truck hard. I have 45,000 miles on it and still have plenty of tread on the original tires. The dealer techs insisted a bearing, or bearings, were to blame.