wholly crap batman, Mine is cracked also. Dealer did the install of the current changer so they are going to get an earfull.

 

Well, it may not be their fault.... There's fully stock SC setups that are seeing this happen, even when torqued properly...

 

yeah understood. I took a long look at it, honestly it looks to me to be a fault design.... instead of cradeling the sc it looks to put allot of stress on that area when bolted in. I think I will actually take this one out, have it welded up and reinforced and re-install it so there will be no more hassle. Charger does seem to have a tad of play in it when you yank on it with the bracket broken...

 

maybe fixing this part might be another garage service (if the work isnt warranty work) - From the look of the design though - it does look like there will be more issues with this piece.

 

I gave Keith a call to tell him that more and more people are cropping up with this problem. He told me about the discussion he had with the TRD guy on the phone with him...

Now, Keith is a really sweet, soft-spoken guy. Ask any of the guys here who had their SC installs done in his shop. While he was explaining the problem regarding the SC mount, the person from TRD cut him off and in a nasty tone of voice said "THAT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU OVERTORQUE THE BOLTS."

He was adamant about that, and the only thing he would share with him at this point is the part number for that mount so he could order it on his own dime. There was no further discussion, and the person from TRD sounded as if he's had this conversation before.

So anyway, I'm not sure what to do at this point. I obviously need that bracket, but honestly Keith is such a nice guy, I wouldn't want to stick him with the bill for it - especially knowing there's people out there who torqued that bolt to spec and STILL saw the problem happen.

I'm wondering if there's anything worthwhile the SL community can do about this. It seems like TRD has no interest in giving dealers any form of support for this install.

 

This is a good heads up to all S/C owners. I would of never thought to look down/back there, even though I do a look-over inspection everyday before I drive. Im gunna go check mine right now actually.

*EDIT*Everything looks A-OK under my hood.*/EDIT*

 

What troubles me is how long i've had it installed.... only around 7k miles.

 

hmm..mine is a little over 1200 miles..i better go check mine..

 

just checked mine. 3500 miles and no break yet.

 

Looks good on line. 11,000 miles with the supercharger installed.

 

I have around 10k miles on mine so far.

 

10,000 miles??!! Damn, you just got that thing. You must drive a lot! I have 3500 on mine finally and I got it put on in April.

:D

 

I have 9k total (just hit it yesterday). I drive like 80 miles a day and lots of weekend trips. I only got the car in late April

 

I couldnt have done the math right - ha - I have to look back at when it was put on and what I have now. I dont even know off the top of my head what month it was.

 

come to think of it - I have around 3,500 miles on it. jeze - thats more like it.

 

Hahaha, you just figuring it out now that the guys at trd are retarded..? *LOL* They make some good stuff but when it comes to there own screwups they will NEVER admit anything and ALWAYS blame it on anything possible on this planet other than them.

 

its funny when you can reference what you just said to an actual person that you know. hehe (nobody on the forum specifically but just in your every day life).


But yea - depends who you know. I remember one guy ..whoever it was ....that guy had someone contact trd and he got his s/c reconditioned for like $2-300. All that matters is who you know.

 

Well, with enough noise, this problem COULD get the attention it deserves.........

 

WOW I'm going to check my S/C during my lunch. TRD isn't trying to fix this problem? Are they going to replace the part for us?

 

They will end up fixing it when enough problems pop up, just a waiting game...