Re: TOY: wheel noise

["Bryan P. Knowles" <insp79@xxxxxxxx>]

check to see if your sway-bar bushings are worn or missing. I had a similar
clunking sound on the left side and turned out that the nut had fallen off of
the
sway-bar attach bolt.
--
Bryan P. Knowles
TLCA#11201
'92 4Runner
insp79@home.com

BuckriderJr@aol.com wrote:

>    The sound coming from the front left tire is a clunking noise like
> something is loose and hitting something. It just makes noises on little
> bumps in the road, and really starts making some noise on dirt washboardy
> roads. My right was making the same noise but that was easily fixed with a
> new idler arm. The old one had over 160 thousand miles on it, and I don't
> drive to slow on windy dirt roads. It has definitely taken some abuse in the
> last 4 years.
>
> Scott was your noise only in 4 wheel or not?  Was it the sound of a bearing
> going out or just the clunk of metal on metal?  What was also weird is I
> found no brass shavings lying it the hub-rotor assembly? If the bushing has
> quite a bit of play don't you think there should be little pieces everywhere
> from the wear? I'll have to call and see if Toyota makes a needle bearing
> instead of the brass, like someone else on the list mentioned!!!!
>
> thanx, Paul
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