Originally Posted by renau001

A couple things I'd love some help on if anybody knows an official Toyota position.

1) There are tons of opinions on how much to grease a slide yoke on the drive shaft. Some say 2-3 pumps. Some say pump until you see the first bit of extension. Some say pump till it purges out the seal. Some say don't overfill. Some say you can't overfill. I have no idea and I could find nothing in the repair manual. If there are any Toyota techs with some official info that'd be great. Until then, I'll probably go with 2-3 pumps every oil change to be safe.

2) The mythical 'Tighten nuts and bolts on body and chassis' that is recommended for severe service conditions. I'm at a loss as to what all this really should include. The "glove box" maintenance guide says to tighten "re-tighten the seat-mounting bolts and front/rear suspension member retaining bolts to specified torque." Okay, that's not too bad, but still pretty un-specific. The Repair Manual from TIS has a much longer list:

(a) Where necessary, tighten all the parts of the chassis.
Front axle and suspension Drivetrain
Rear axle and suspension Brake system
Engine mounting, etc.
(b) Where necessary, tighten all parts of the body.
Seat belt system
Seat
Doors and hood
Body mounting
Fuel tank
Exhaust pipe system, etc.

That's easily hundreds of bolts, and many I would not want to touch with a 10-ft pole unless there was a problem, plus many that are not easily accessible. This almost just seems like a CYA maintenance recommendation from Toyota. If anybody has any recommendations as to what you should actually torque up periodically, let me know and I'll look up all the specs and add to the OP. Thanks!

Originally Posted by flyinhawaiian01

Fantastic write-up! Only thing I would add to the list are the recommended intervals for each of the items. That would make this a perfect thread to refer to on when services are supposed to be performed. Doesn't need to be crazy, just something like:

Replace engine air filter
(interval, every XXX miles or XX months)

Parts:
Filter - Toyota part # 17801-38051

Tips:
1) DIY video


I'm always having to search around for what's due at the mileage I'm at, it would be awesome to just refer to this list and see what's due and when!

Originally Posted by 1engineer

It's mythical because, if a bolt is torqued correctly to begin with, you must have bolt stretch or thread fatigue (or deformed mating parts like bushings) for it to become loose. On a 15 year old vehicle that stays off road then I agree. For a new or even five year old vehicle that does a fair amount of off road it's not gonna stretch or fatigue, providing it was designed correctly. It's CYA from the manufacturer so 15 years from now you can't come back and say "I crashed because my bolt came loose." I wouldn't think twice about it unless you know of a specific problem area.

Originally Posted by Lester Lugnut

Great work. The following applies to A750E/A750F automatic transmissions:

Automatic transmission pan gasket - 3516860010

Automatic transmission pan drain plug gasket - 3517830010

Originally Posted by renau001

Power steering fluid
1) Between min and max (cold and hot lines provided)
2) Cold - not driven in last 5 hours (50-85 degF fluid temp)
3) Hot - driven 50 mph for 20 mins (140-175 degF fluid temp)

Originally Posted by renau001

You know if the drain plug gasket number is good for the overflow plug too?

Originally Posted by renau001

You know if the drain plug gasket number is good for the overflow plug too?