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Any idea what this noise is?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by JoshS, Apr 19, 2021.

  1. Apr 19, 2021 at 2:24 PM
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    JoshS

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    I'm going over the speed bump a little faster than I should to recreate this front-end noise. Does it sound like I'm bottoming out on the front bump stops?

    Stock suspension, 75k miles on it. Almost feels like the noise is coming from under the pedals/floor pan.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoU2jZ5QcXw
     
  2. Apr 19, 2021 at 10:30 PM
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    That doesn’t sound like bumps stops to me.

    You could dab some grease on the bump stops and then see if the grease transfers to the control arm? If so, you are bottoming out.

    Again, that doesn’t sound like it though.
     
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  3. Apr 19, 2021 at 11:40 PM
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    Jerry Bear

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    I'd crawl under and take a long slow look around the front end area for something loose, or something that shows marks from contacting something else, or something in the suspension that looks different on one side than the other.
     
  4. Apr 20, 2021 at 12:09 AM
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    sounds like metal on metal?
     
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    I agree with jpro, metal to metal sound like something is very loose or broken.
     
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    cmoore

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    Check your end links on the sway bar.
     
  7. Apr 20, 2021 at 7:28 AM
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    MAG GRY TACO15

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    Same crap everyone else got
    This.
     
  8. Apr 23, 2021 at 4:34 PM
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    Not sure how the end links should feel - they both have a very small amount of play, but otherwise felt solid.

    Didn't see any metal to metal contact points on the sway bar. Need to take a small mirror out to check the back side of it though. I'll grab more pictures then.

    Here is a bump stop contact point (looks the same on both sides). Definitely some dust being moved with contact:
    20210423_143802.jpg
     
  9. Apr 23, 2021 at 4:39 PM
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    MAG GRY TACO15

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    Same crap everyone else got
    Right above your circle, is there a gap between the end link and the sway bar? Meaning the nut has back off and created space?
     
  10. Apr 23, 2021 at 4:53 PM
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    Maybe heat shield in cats loose? Not sure if that was a clunk or bang.
     
  11. Apr 23, 2021 at 7:02 PM
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  12. Apr 23, 2021 at 8:48 PM
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    If you have your stock skid plate check if it’s bent and hitting something, happened to me and it made a similar noise. Drove me insane

    just bend it away with your hands and try go over some bumps
     
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  13. Apr 23, 2021 at 8:53 PM
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    Could be this, maybe the skid plate is loose down there but I think it would make more noise constantly like a rattle
     
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