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Ryan
- Tim
I think my Tundra's A/C cools the cab very quickly even on a hot Southern CA afternoon. I had mine last August and September, and it was just fine by me.
Maybe I don't require so much cooling because I haven't got as many square inches of body surface as you have?
Ryan
Turn down your air conditioners and listen up...
....they've changed the name of M&Ms plain to M&Ms milk chocolate!
A proper repair includes:
Inspecting the tire - inside and out.
Cleaning and cutting the puncture smooth.
Installing an insert (plug).
Preparing the inner liner.
Patching the inner liner.
Coating the repaired inner surface with seal coat.
Yes, it takes time, but the tire is less likely to fail later. I have samples cut from junk tires at the shop to show why a plug alone may fail.
Harry
"You like to avoid the issue, and jabber enough to
hide what's really important. you should be Al's
running mate. I answer everything you question.
reread my post and go find something real to b**ch
about."
get used to it. robby'll just pull some bs outta thin air, put it in a post and ignore your counters by posting more bs. it's a cycle i grew weary of. don't pay him any mind...his posts are usually pretty meaningless.
present4u: personal attacks are so...pointless. can all of us read from your post that you're a skinny, pencil-necked-geek, yuppy "typical of tundra owners"?
kyle
and I would say Kyle knows his truck better than any Tundra fan thinks he knows his...
- Tim
Why not just take the truck in and have the tire repaired. Discount tire does it for free - even if you did not buy the tire from them.
- Tim
1. Why is the structural tube crossmember at a high stress area attached by tack welds?
2. If the Silverado frame is so strong and rigid, why does chevy's vibration fix involve beefing up the frame with extra steel welded to it?
3. What is your fascination with Clinton and Gore? What exactly did they do to you?
Dean
Clinton and Gore did nothing. They talk a lot of hot air. Just like you. And you're doing it again. You totally made up 2 questions tangent to what we were talking about to try to fabricate a sense of knowlegde. just like C & G. fortunately, I can expose you pretty easily.
1. How in the hell do you know that the tack welds are a high stress area? I haven't seen them, so I can't say they're not, but my point was:....There CAN be a tack weld, in fact there doesn't even HAVE to be a tack weld in a tubular crossmember, there can be a GAP.
If you are an engineer, then act like one. Here's the explanation. Crossmembers are usually in tension or compression. This causes longitudinal stress in the direction of the cross member, which can induce buckling. If you remember from engineering school (you did go didn't you?) hollow members or tubes are the BEST
TO RESIST BUCKLING. As far as the welds go, they are only resisting hoop stress, which is caused mostly by internal pressure differentials. Unless you are trapping high pressure gas in your Toyota's tubular crossmembers, ITS NOT A STRESS POINT!
2. What the hell are you talking about? We've mentioned nothing about this? Another attempt to sound smart by going off on a tangent. Beef up the frame? IF you really were an engineer, you know that vibration occurs because of a natural frequency, which, though complicated in a vehicle, is derived by K/M, stiffness and mass. seems, easy, until you realize that you are dealing with rotating equipment, and that there is stiffness and mass elements in 3 directions. Beefing up the frame might cause a higher stiffness, but if you were an engineer YOU WOULD KNOW THAT THE SYSTEM STIFFNESS IS NOT DERIVED FROM FRAME ALONE: SPRINGS, TIRES, AXLES, CAB MOUNTS all add in a factor of stiffness that contributes to the overall system natural frequency. The question is, which subsystem is the largest contributor to the natural frequency?
You might be a Peterbilt frame underneath it and still have a vibration if there is something else out of balance--because the WHOLE THING IS RIDING ON SPRINGS.
I don't bash Toyota, i don't cry about Chevy, I don't do that immature crap. I just hate to see people lie and make up crap just to make themselves feel big or when they try to bash others. Because some people actually come here to read material for information. You are one of those folks that make up crap, and your posts add nothing but lies for people actually trying to become informed. Thats why I rebute.
I don't claim to know all...but I bet I have had more experience with actual workings of vehicles than these yuppy kid clowns..
...(oops..did I say that)?
- Tim
You criticized a feature. I gave you reason why it 'could' be just fine, under the understanding i haven't seen it. You don't like it.
Who's throwing personal attacks? they sell mirrors at Walmart.
Keep spouting. You tangents prove you're only here to talk trash, not trucks. I don't bash other trucks, I feel secure about mine....
kyle
torsion would be dependent on many factors" part. thanks for your insight. my 4-door ext cab 'rado has no squeaks of any kind.
kyle
Said it before...but Kyle is 'da man!
Cdean, the reason we draw you into these forrays is because a good leader like you makes things interesting.
Robbie, five bucks says if you are fibbing about the engineering degree, we will catch you.
To all: Not sure but I think the weldment is for securing the rack and pinion box to the frame, not necessarily to "beef" up the frame. Obyone (Dean) is the one who could answer that.
Harry
The TSB that rwellbaum2 is referring to is for vibrations in the front end steering and suspension. GM has identified the rack and pinion as the problem for tire and road vibrations being transmitted to the passenger compartment. Also, the mounting points of the steering rack on the front frame crossmember may be amplifying road vibrations. The fix includes remove/replace rack and pinion with revised one. Lower control arms replaced with units incorporating a revised bushing. Power steering metering valve replaced with a revised fitting. The welding that is to be done is to reinforce the left front steering rack mounting point or crossmember reinforcement plate. Total labor time allowed for this TSB is 3.5 hours. Of the Chevy owner that have had this TSB performed, vibrations have pretty much dissappeared. Of course, there are exceptions. I think one person said he still had some vibes. All of them agree that the truck drives tighter after the TSB. Oh yeah, this fix is for 2wd only.
BTW, where's bama?
"Unfortunately, some here would rather type insults to cover up their, less than complete, knowledge of the subject."
but i would add: some here would rather type misleading info that makes them sound more knowledgeable than they are. they do this out of loyalty to their brand; in hopes that putting down all the others will help theirs rise above. otherwise, how do you explain your post referencing shearing loads in tubular cross members? when called on it, you simply apologize and make an off-handed remark about popularity contests.
i, for one, look forward to open, factual debate about our trucks, not our personal attributes or failures.
kyle
We called false on every one of you posts, and instead of defending, you change the subject and say we were insulting you. Kyle's exactly right.
Thanks for making our point.
Please show me where I've insulted you.
for those interested, i have a '00 'rado z71 four door extended cab with 5.3l v8. i've pulled an average of 16 mpg over the first 10k miles, with peaks of 19+ (primarily highway at 75-80 mph) and valleys of 12+ (primarily off-roading in 4wd). the only mechanical change i intend to make, other than switching to synthetic (M1 5w30) is to replace the shocks. too floaty for me. other than that, no squeaks, rattles, vibrations or otherwise. initial quality rating from my standpoint on a scale of 1-10 is a 10+. i frequently tell people that i expected there to be one or two minor glitches that would annoy me (as with any new vehicle) but i have yet to find any. i chose the chevy over the the other two and the tundra because it best met my needs. largest cab/opening, best $$$ deal, good past experiences with gm products/services, bad past experiences with ford products, n/a with dodge, and the fact that tundra is in it's first model year. i read what silverado went through, just as most new model years do, and i wasn't going to be a toyota guinea pig.
sorry for the long post, i just felt it necessary to get all that out. and now, i shall step down from my soap box.
kyle
Memo to Bama: Check for reports of unhappy Silverado owners with steering shaft probs....
I mechanic-ed from the time i was old enough to hold a wrench up until I started interning in college. Worked mostly on big industrial engines, not much automotive. decided in high school that i really enjoyed the mechanical aspect--but in engineering i didn't have to be in the 110° Texas heat--plus i was really good at math and physics...
thanks, appreciate your input...
kyle
remember in college, Shear and moment diagrams, discontinous shear jumps at point loads--you have to have load, something has to be touching it in the middle for it to have shear.
Oops, did i just shoot someone down? trigger finger...
Not me Robbie. I think you're confused again. I said nothing about it.
Thanks for keeping me in your thoughts anyway.
So what you are saying is it's there just taking up space?
..Like you and Tundras?
- Tim