# 1998 toyota tacoma 4x4

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-tacoma-4x4/14584>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [May 28, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-tacoma-4x4/14584 "2008-05-28T23:21:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Gordon\_Trueman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@Gordon\_Trueman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gordon_Trueman)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-tacoma-4x4/14584/1 "2008-05-28T23:21:21Z")

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Recently had transfer case fall out from  
  
 underneath chassis on rt. 66 at 70 mph.  
  
 Further inspection by mechanic found  
  
 transmission bolts broke off at engine  
  
 block, transmission and flywheel also need  
  
 replacing including both drive shafts.  
  
 According to mechanic a sheer pin broke in  
  
 the transfer case causing all this damage.  
  
 Hear of anything like this before. Any  
  
 recalls ? Any class action suits ?  
  
 Blue Book value not equal to repair costs.

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**Author:** ![crankwalk5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@crankwalk5](https://community.cartalk.com/u/crankwalk5)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-tacoma-4x4/14584/2 "2008-05-29T02:19:53Z")

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not likely ,SUNSHINE!

when was it worked on last?

so your transfer case is bolted to the block?

NEVER HAPPEN!

sorry for being NEGATIVE,but thats my opinion.

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**Author:** ![budd2049](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/77aa72/32.png) [@budd2049](https://community.cartalk.com/u/budd2049)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-tacoma-4x4/14584/3 "2008-05-29T02:41:00Z")

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The transfer case just fell out while you were rolling down the highway?? WTF??!!

Something ain’t right here. Those things simply do not fall off by themselves. Did someone recently do work on it, and maybe didn’t tighten bolts?

I don’t see how one pin failing inside the transfer case makes it fall out from the chassis. There just has to be more to this.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2008, 6:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-tacoma-4x4/14584/4 "2008-05-29T06:01:49Z")

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Nothing there for class action. Good thing the truck wasn’t any newer. If you go four wheeling, anything can happen. Man, that’s bad luck.