Transfercase counterbalance

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03-18-2009, 06:31 PM

TacoNut

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Transfercase counterbalance

The transfercase on my '04 Tacoma has a weight on the pasenger side that hangs down. What is the purpose of this weight? I searched and couldn't find any info. If I remove it what if any problems might I see?

Just wondering, cause I bent it clear around this last weekend!

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03-18-2009, 07:05 PM

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It is not a counter balance, its a vibration dampner.

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03-18-2009, 07:05 PM

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03-18-2009, 07:23 PM

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It is not a counter balance, its a vibration dampner.

So, to keep down vibration at higher speeds? Do you know if it would cause any serious problems removing it?

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03-19-2009, 06:09 AM

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That rubber coated weight is a "drive train dampener".Toyota put these type of weights on lots of different vehicals,They are basically a band-aid from a harmonic frequency problem during testing.Sometimes the "dampener" is bolted to transmissions/transfer cases/frames/exhaust systems..You will not hurt anything by taking it off,but you will possibly feel vibrations (vibrations that the dampener is trying to minimise) from the drivetrain under certain conditions.