# 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD Truck - wear and tear from manual downshift

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-tundra-2wd-truck-wear-and-tear-from-manual-downshift/158531>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** tundra-2wd-truck, toyota\
**Created:** [February 15, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-tundra-2wd-truck-wear-and-tear-from-manual-downshift/158531 "2020-02-15T02:34:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![JanHarbutiak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@JanHarbutiak](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JanHarbutiak)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-tundra-2wd-truck-wear-and-tear-from-manual-downshift/158531/1 "2020-02-15T02:34:10Z")

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Will manually down shifting the six speed automatic transmission cause undo and or premature wear of the transmission? The truck has 147000+ miles on it.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-toyota-tundra-2wd-truck-wear-and-tear-from-manual-downshift/158531/2 "2020-02-15T02:52:34Z")

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With this many miles who knows . But why do you think you need to do this ? If you are trying to save your brakes a transmission is a lot more expensive then a brake service.  
Now if you a descending Pikes Peak you should shift to lower gears so your brakes won’t over heat.