Hi All, My 2004 Camry was in for service for a leaking transmission seal under the factory warranty. Apparantly to fix this the engine and transmission needed to be removed & separated. When reassembling the two, a lug was broken from the engine (where the transmission bolts onto the engine - a lug on the block as far as I have been told). The Toyota dealer has told me they intend to weld this lug back on as a permanant repair! When I asked if they were intending to replace the part, I was told "we will just weld it and see how it goes". Spoke to the service manager, who still intends to weld it up. I have spoken to several mechanics, who all expressed surprised at this. I spoke to Toyota customer service who also expressed an amount of surprised when told this was a vehicle still under warranty! Is this a regular practice for Toyota? Welding up parts broken during service? It is my feeling that they broke the part, its up to them to REPLACE it, not perform some weld job that may or may not work. Looking forward to any opinions regarding what I should do and how to handle this? Cheers JK
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16 years ago