Not real happy with the 6spd manual trans.

[Toyotatech32125]

I was driving along on a normal day, down a normal road, and disaster happened. I took off from a stop and shifted to 2nd, then to 3rd, and then to 4th, but my trans was still in 3rd!! The shifter moved around like there was nothing there!! Truck has 97k on it and the trans is broken! I am a tech at a Toyota dealer, so I limped into the dealer and removed the trans and disassembled it. I was surprised to find the bolt that holds my shift/ select lever to the main shift shaft had fallen out and also had a broken 1-2 shift fork, which is called the #3 fork in the parts catalog!! This is crazy because I hadn't driven the truck THAT hard in the 3 months that I've owned it. The previous owner must have driven the CRAP out of it is all I know. After doing some research, I've found that this is actually kind of common in the RA60F trans. I ordered the parts and will see how it goes when they come in and I'm back on the road again. I just thought I'd share this for you guys and gals.

 

[maulcruiser]

Those 6-speeds have been cursed since they were first installed in the Tacoma. Multiple cases of shifting and release bearing problems. Hopefully you are wise and will replace the release bearing while you are looking at it.