GrandmasKid
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I'm confused about something that I'd like some straight talk about. I own a 2021 Tacoma Off Road edition. It only has 7790 miles on with me having it for a year. I bought it to haul a 4,000 pound trailer camper with and to do a little very light off road recreation with. I bought it for what I use it for. I have two years of free maintenance service that came with truck that I bought new from a dealer. Toyota in the maintenance manual says with it being used for towing certain items need to be done every six months: 1) Lubricate propeller shaft 2) Re-torque propeller shaft bolt 3) Tighten nuts and bolts on chassis and body-My problem is the service rep. at the dealer said those items won't need to be done until 30K miles. I guess it would be fair to say I have trust issues. I want to keep this truck a good long time as I was able to buy it before COVID made the market so difficult. Also reliability has been an issue for me ever since I had an engine blow while on vacation in '71 when I was a bit younger. I think I know what's going on here, but I could be wrong. I'd like your opinion as to what I should do. Should I pay an independent mechanic to do the extra maintenance indicated for a vehicle that tows or can it wait? Thanks.