Legal action
Well, because what you're saying does not make much sense in the corporate world. Toyota would not do something this obvious and expose themselves to lawsuits from angry (loyal) Toyota owners. I hope that you are right...because i am for what is right to the customers. This is not much different than the Camry sludge fiasco...maybe on a smaller scale, but nonetheless significant.
Posting on various forums is not really getting your point across...as you have found out repeatedly. Since this forum does not really have many owners of "affected" vehicles, you have not seen/faced much resistance...but that does not mean that you have a following either.
I think that you are going about this the wrong way. Do what most Americans do...get a lawyer and do a class-action lawsuit against Toyota. If you want people to listen...if you want Toyota to do things "right" by supplying their customers with the "good" grease, then this is the ONLY way to do it. (But, this would mean that your small business of selling the "good" grease going down the drain.) It seems like you have knowledge and possibly proof...so, this should make any lawyer drool (a wet dream for them), esp. going after such a big target (Toyota). Or call up your local media outlet and give them your info...let them put Toyota back into the public's eye again...and let those Senators yell at Mr. Toyoda again!
My opinion...and my last post in this thread since i have ran out of semi-intelligent things to write. :thanks:
Very Good Thai, you present good options that have already been explored to some extent,
Toyota sales is somewhat protected here,
#1 It qualifies as a Trade Secret,
#2 The information in the FSM is only a "Recommendation"
So Following advise or suggestion from Toyota sales is your responsibility, they have covered their ass,
This is the definition of the term, "Recommendation"
So the Legal option has been explored, and really not the venue, while posting on the forums is how this has been established, it is how it needs to be undermined,
So your right only 1 year or so 4 runner had this axle so, not so many folks get all bent, and call for my ban,
What you suggest could be explored more, but again they seem to have covered themselves well,
In reading thru the disclaimers there is a section that refers to the "Intellectual Property laws" so that may be the venue,
The Toyota information is in direct conflict of "Intellectual Property" owned by this here grease monkey,
and that would be this goo is a form of grease, not axle seal failure, so may be something there,
Well established, completely Indoctrinated Techs, Baffled owners, Aftermarket companies with Fixes for a problem that does not exist,
IE the heavy duty axle seal,
This is a insult to Toyota engineering, a little out fit had to come up with a fix to the best engineered rig around,
Total insult to Toyota Engineering of Japan, you read the write up on this heavy duty axle seal
This little Rig is polluting the world over, Total propaganda,
If I where Hideaki Wannabee, (Chief Engineer for Toyota Landcruisers) I would be bent,
Toyota Sales makes it look like I put together a piece of crap that leaks,
Bent, yep But the BS radar is going off on that dudes name I know I spelled it wrong but its something like that,
Totally bent, a massive problem with axle seal failure, that does not exist,
Just Toyota Sales telling folks to put in a grease that causes oil separation,
To bad you dont have anything more to add, Maybee its because you do not wish to get drawn into the muck of Toyota deception,
So I will give you one theory as to Why Toyota Sales does not sell this grease,
It will require you to do some research and have a good understanding of how things work, To prove Rixxer wrong about when I say level 3 discussions it requires some thinking, some research,
Theory #1 is this grease is not on the shelf of Toyota dealerships because EPA laws of importing hazardous materials to North America,
Its Called Montreal Protocol ,
The goop is shipped over in the Rigs, from Japan, but bulk barrels of it , No
#1 Theory, but thanks, for your posts, rather than the nonsense I am used to hearing,
Very good, If you do want the best for folks Follow up on this,