Manual transmission Fan Club and BS thread (All Generations Welcome)

When towing my trailer, if i am starting out in first gear I rev the engine to get started and it seems as soon as it gets in gear the revs are come all the way down and it moves real slow especially if I am starting out uphill. Do you guys think I should bother getting the rpms up or just start out as I normally do when not towing? This is the first manual I ever towed with. My trailer is about 3000lbs. So I figured i would ask you much more experienced people. Thanks

 

If you can’t go to 4-LO, you should feather the clutch and get the RPMs up until you get up to speed. Pulling that load uphill at low RPMs will stress the transmission. (It will lug). I’d say shoot to keep it above 2500rpm while towing in any gear.

 

To add to this the RC62F has a bolt on steel guide shaft for the throwout bearing. The aluminum guide tube went away with the RA series transmissions. There is no pilot bearing on the RA or the RC input shafts though witch kind of irritates me.

 

so glad to find this thread! manual transmissions are undervalued and need to be saved!

 

I'll also throw out that I have 33" tires and just re-geared to 4.88 and it's amazing. I highly recommend the other 3rd gen manual owners do the same. Plus you can sell your 4.30 gears to an auto owner on this forum for at least $500.

 

Considering you've been inside this transmission. How durable would you say this transmission is?

 

I think that photo is looking through the inspection cover.

 

The AC6 in the Tacoma labeled as RC62F really looks to me like Aisin Seiki took the H155f (70 series land cruiser 5speed) beefed it up a little, added another gear and designed a new case for it. Aisin labels it as a high torque transmission. Where as the RA series transmissions from the 2nd gen was categorized as a high torque unit that they no longer produce. Should be a jam up transmission. My hope is that they are as tough as the R150-156 transmissions of the past.



I am hoping to have my hands on a RC61F in the near future I have a couple of guys watching for a used one to come up in AU, NZ or PH. The first, reverse and sixth gear ratios are much better in them. I am itching to swap one into my Tacoma. Great thing is it should be a direct fit.

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Is that 4x4 compatible?
I see it says RWD.

 

However, that said, if you're sourcing a container loaded with RC61F count me in. I'd be all over helping offset shipping. Seriously.

 

If they're still making manuals, I'll be buying them. Looking out at the 3 vehicles in our driveway of our house and there is not an auto to be found. I get it, autos are actually pretty good, especially if you're towing, but the ability to jumpstart is pretty key to me (especially since the wife likes to leave the headlights on), as is the connection to the vehicle. I don't drive much, but I like to engage in the activity, and I RARELY hear issues with manual transmissions.

 

I stand corrected on the AY6 my old memory I dint serve me well I was thinking AZ6 for some reason. I will correct my post. Thank you.

I am trying to get my hands on one RC61F as it stands. Hopefully I can get one from AU as my friend that lives there works for DHL and gets a hefty discount on air freight.

 

Lucky guy, wish I knew people in Australia or DHL. But both? Nice.

 

Own a home in the Philippines and worked overseas for 10+ years you can make lots of connections.

 

Yes they are built in both the 4WD and RWD configurations.

 

Ever consider using them for a business, like bringing in engines and transmissions? I've never had the chance to travel overseas but imagine this magical land down under that has junkyards full of discarded engines, transmissions and manual t-cases just waiting for homes in Tacomas.

 

I have in the past shipped 3 containers loaded with JDM parts out of the Philippines (cheapest place to get JDM parts I have found) back to the US. It is really a lot of hassle and I don’t have the space for doing it now.

 

Right there with you. I had a rental Ram last week and there were at least 5 different times where I went to push the "clutch" and either hit the dead pedal or the side of the brake pedal.

 

Oh it is good to know that I am not alone on this.

 

These issues with the throwout bearing, is that also applicable to the 2.7 5spd in the second gen? I notice more of a diesel sound at idle that goes away when I push in the clutch. Also dealing with squeeky pedal heard both by the floorboard and near the slave cylinder.