# 2009 Toyota Tacoma needed a front differential

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-tacoma-needed-a-front-differential/166351>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** tacoma, toyota\
**Created:** [June 25, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-tacoma-needed-a-front-differential/166351 "2020-06-25T22:13:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![drifter52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@drifter52](https://community.cartalk.com/u/drifter52)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-tacoma-needed-a-front-differential/166351/1 "2020-06-25T22:13:54Z")

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Front diff, had to be replaced. I have only driven on hard surface roads. It had 95000 miles on it, and I had changed the lube three times.

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-tacoma-needed-a-front-differential/166351/2 "2020-06-27T03:01:28Z")

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Were you using 4 wheel drive on non snow covered hard surface roads?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2009-toyota-tacoma-needed-a-front-differential/166351/3 "2020-06-27T12:14:58Z")

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Thanks for telling us. Sometimes things just break. Did you have a question?