What firm are you going through?

 

damn, action jackson

 

Yea, I still have the stock pulley and cap, but it is somewhat damdaged. They would be able to tell it has been tampered with.

Heat gun???

 

I think I might order a new part, put that on. And take off the old piece and have a custom one-off CNC piece made. One of the guys at my work also does CNC jobs. Because, obviously this is a weak link and will very likely break again even if replaced.

 

good idea.

 

Does anybody know how much this bracket cost, if you order it? And can you order it at any Toyota dealership?

 

The break looks like it's due to improper design, like maybe say uneven distribution of pressure on the bracket. Im wonderin if installing a small washer would maybe ease some tension and keep these things from breaking. I mean a washer between the trans/bracket itself of course. Any input guys???

 

I just snapped the pics right now...

 

jeze

 

i don't think you can order just that part. i thought that the supercharger only comes in a complete package and doesn't have separate parts.

 

The part is just a braket, it's not actually a part of the S/C itself. So it has to be made in addition to the S/C. They arent just replacing the whole S/Cer assembly when they are fixing this problem. If you look back a page or two you will see a pic of the part/bracket that is the culprit.

 

oh ok.

 

See Tong, this is the actual part. ^^^

 

Yeah, the weld was perfect and the exact same alignment as it was new. Guess what. When setting the torque on the forword bolt. the rear that broke was about 1mm off! That is plenty of space to cause the bracket to crack torqued correctly or not. I stuck a washer in there to take away the stress. I personally say trd goofed with this bracket... some engineer brain farted that bracket. Good news is I got my engine back back together tonight

 

That is exactly what I figured it would be, Because it doesnt look like it was caused by a twisting force, it looks like the bracket is pulling away from the mounting point. I made a pic to kinda illustrate what im saying.

 

Idle threats on the forum about a class-action suit aren’t going to get our problems solved any more quickly. I already emailed you regarding details of which firm you are going through, and you refuse to disclose. That's highly unusual if you're persuing a class action suit, since there's no negative reasoning for keeping it to yourself. You are going to wind up doing more harm than good if you continue with this supposed class-action suit.

If anything at all happens, it will put on hold any plans Toyota might have of rectifying this situation because of pending litigation. No one wants that. We want a solution, not legal red tape.

If Toyota is indeed watching this, then they know they have a supportability issue. Slamming them with a suit will only mean two things; the victims (us) have to wait longer to get a solution to this, and a bunch of lawyers will get rich in the process while they dole out a mediocre settlement that will effectively net us nothing.

"PLEASE DON'T FEED THE LAWYERS."

 

and you don't just 'start' a class action. get an education about law.


realistically, for all of you folks..a first best bet would be to provide this evidence to TRD and try to engage them in a discussion..probably through the dealer who installed the unit.

 

do you have a pic with the washer so i can get an idea?

 

Sad, but its that kind of thinking that coompanies want to hear people make. Do you really think they are going to rectify this and make everyone happy? Im sorry my friend but big business dosen't work that way. Its only when they "see" a potiential treat to their company's name by mean of a class-action law suit that they react more quickly in order to keep their stock up and its stockholders happy. This can damage their rep. Also, I didn't give you specifics because I am currently involve in a situation an legally am not at liberty to disclose more than I have until I have the o.k from my lawyer. This was only an attempt to get more people with the same issue involve so we can have proof that this defect is more than a random occurence!

 

We DID THIS!!! Thats why the class action is pending! Com'on guys. Why the hell would I start a lawsuit if I don't have evidence, documentation and visual proof!! I HAVE ALL OF THIS!!! The suit is legit!