Rear shocks clunking again - something’s off

will a bad ujoint clunk? & apologies. I should have put intermediate shaft.

 

You'll feel a bad u joint as the cyclical vibration you mentioned earlier.

You're looking for something moving.

 

while I’m checking this out because regardless, there’s definitely gear oil evidence, is there a way to check the slip yoke? I mean other than overgreasing could there be something else up?
Like I stated earlier somewhere, I did take it apart, cleaned & regreased. I had seen something about them getting overgreased, so decided to follow the instructions on that thread. Did the front as well.

 

If you "over grease" it'll just push out the old stuff so no, no such thing.

 

So whilst I have the truck jacked up in the rear & prior to removing the drive shaft, I played around with the rear tires.
The left one seems solid.
The right one, when I pull & push on it, straight out towards me, I can hear a thumping. I can’t say as I feel tire move though or at least it doesn’t move much. But definitely a thumping.

 

Yeah. That’s what I had thought. This is something about how Toyota may have outdone themselves in how tight the fit is. I just happened upon it on here when i did a search for cleaning up the yoke/splines.
“Slip yoke binding” is what I guess can happen if there’s too much grease. & I say can. Not sure why it happens to some & not others.
It’s a “thing” though.

 

I can do a vid of the rear tire thump if needed….

 

Have you pulled on the exhaust system for contact with the frame? Grab the tail pipe and shake it as hard as you can..

 

Back on this - Vibe seems to be worsening at highway speeds. I think some of the clunks could have been attributed to a bad outboard cv axle joint. However, there are still clunks. They are almost assuredly from the rear.

Inspected the rear again - the wheel is not jumpin'. It's my amateur lack of vid skills.
I have not done anything to the rear wheels/axle. I am guessing since this is happening on one side & not the other that something's up, whether it explains vibe &/or clunks....

Hopefully they're loud enough - I did them with my reg camera & there's no sound adjust.

https://youtu.be/wWXPUtnqur4

Wigglin it back & forth
https://youtu.be/lej7qs0PNPY

 

Not to add to the production work but can you cap a vid from the other side so we can have the backside of the wheel and surrounding area in view?

I'm thinking something is going on inside the drum. You may have already covered that, I need to re-read the thread.

 

Can do. 1st thing tomorrow. & no need to re-read. I didn't get very involved in this area of the truck. I think it was heading there, however I got sidetracked by a u-joint & cv axle.

 

Lugs all tight? No wobbling? What about any of this visible on the backside (https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...als-are-leaking.567203/page-2#post-19077627)? Brakes feel ok?

 

Lugs are tight.
I just checked & no signs of leakage.
& yes. The brakes feel ok. I did notice though, when I bled them not long ago, this one has less of a flow to it.
I don't believe there's a wobble. I will do a vid of that as well tomorrow just in case it's not obvious.

 

Here are some vids. Might need some with better lighting set up. If so, just let me know. It is also happening on the right after all. Just not that clunk when I quickly rotate back & forth. Also worth noting, that when I do that to the right wheel, there are two sounds. The initial, echoed by a 2nd. That 2nd one is coming from where the intermediate driveshaft meets the transfer case. I posted a vid of that noise at the transfer case earlier in this thread & @Andy01DblCabTacoma stated that it was normal. At the time I(we) did not realize there was an accompanying noise at the right wheel. Clear as mud?

This was simply to see if the wheel was wobbly. Looks ok, I think.
https://youtu.be/KBIJl6iOWQs

https://youtu.be/z9JLZ-_-WLg

I didn't do this one very well. I can hear the transfer case/intermediate drive shaft noise throughout it. At around 23 is where I have it making both noises.
https://youtu.be/AuhmpplpqDg

Inside right - done for sound
https://youtu.be/vZTcQUEZCao

Inside left- same
https://youtu.be/b_YETIq5DPk

 

The pings/tings are normal as you change directions as the gears in the various parts of the driveline mesh.

This one sounds like a bearing to me. Was the right wheel the one you said moved in a out a little?

The left not as much. The right has more of a "marbles" sound.

 

Yes. This is the right (in & out) - the left may be doing this as well to a lesser degree.

https://youtu.be/cn6CAXm1BAk

 

Would it help to have another vid with light on the in & out? I really just did this vid for sound.

 

I wouldn't consider that excessive, but together with the sound when spinning the wheel when the camera (phone?) was close to the axle housing. I'd lean towards the bearing being bad. but I'd also suggest getting a second opinion, cause taking guesses over the internet is fun and all, but I could easily be incorrect. And it's a lot of work to do the bearings if you don't already have a press or access to one.

 

With the truck up on stands still- if you use a pry bar (or a long enough 2x4, etc..), do you get any vertical play in that side?

 

The wheel shouldn't have any in and out play. It's a roller ball bearing. If you have in and out play there's an issue.
2. CHECK BEARING BACKLASH AND AXLE SHAFT DEVIATION (a) Using a dial indicator, check the backlash in the bearing shaft direction. Maximum: 0.7 mm (0.028 in.) If the backlash exceeds the maximum, replace the bearing