You went from saying ball joints are maintenance items, to saying they are wear and tear items. Big difference. True they are wear and tear.
And just because you own a Tacoma, don't make it sound as if anyone with another truck in the same class won't have the same results that you have had. I've seen many Ford Rangers from the same era with "minimal repairs".
If anyone else involved in this discussion wants to believe that calipers, water pumps, manifolds, alternators and ball joints are maintenance items - go ahead, feel free. But I would suggest the next time you look at your owner's manual, check out your maintenance schedule section. Don't think you're going to see any of those items recommended to be changed at any interval. Maybe a water pump will be recommended with a timing belt if your engine is driven by one.
You were proven wrong days ago claiming the only repair your Tacoma needed was an alternator. After someone called you out on it, you admitted to everything else that you had to fix.
16th Jun 2021, 21:54
You went from saying ball joints are maintenance items, to saying they are wear and tear items. Big difference. True they are wear and tear.
And just because you own a Tacoma, don't make it sound as if anyone with another truck in the same class won't have the same results that you have had. I've seen many Ford Rangers from the same era with "minimal repairs".
If anyone else involved in this discussion wants to believe that calipers, water pumps, manifolds, alternators and ball joints are maintenance items - go ahead, feel free. But I would suggest the next time you look at your owner's manual, check out your maintenance schedule section. Don't think you're going to see any of those items recommended to be changed at any interval. Maybe a water pump will be recommended with a timing belt if your engine is driven by one.