Is this a Normal Noise on Tacoma

This has been heard on several 4R's, wondering if anyone here has heard this when spinning the the LF wheel. Possibly a wheel bearing or diff noise?

 

Sounds like a bearing wheel problem.

 

That might be the spider gears in the front diff spinning? Have someone spin the right tire forward at the same time as you spin the left forward and see if that makes the noise go away.

Edit: actually that wouldn’t do it. Right side being disconnected by the ADD won’t help. If 3 different vehicles are all doing it then it is probably the spider gears doing their thing.

 

Yes sir that's what we're hoping for, just hoping a couple people can verify the same on theirs and put it to rest.

 

I went out and jacked mine up. It’s not as loud as the video but I do get a bit of noise if I spin mine kinda fast. I use a thick gear oil so that might be quieting mine down. I also have the ECGS bushing and no lift, so my CV axle is very stable and probably holds the spider gear more secure than others. Without the bushing the CV wobbles around more, and angle caused by lift exacerbates that issue. So there are some variables that could lend to why your noise is louder.

 

Thanks for doing that, that's great input! I suspected if could be what we used to call "gear rollover" hopefully it is, but some have reported they never noticed it before...or maybe just never paid attention to it? More input is certainly appreciated!

 

I noticed mine making the same noise while I had that corner up in the air to replace the balljoint. No issues otherwise, and I came to the same conclusion as BLtheP.

 

Sounds like the equivalent of a playing card in bicycle spokes.

Does it make the sound in both directions? Does the sound change with direction?

Can you hear it while operating the vehicle?

These are just curiosity questions I am not able to help you.