Clicking Sound Front End (video)

I fixed it today about 95% of it! Check your crashbar. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/front-creaking-sound-solved.46921/ Used this thread to fix it. I ended up taking my front bumper off and discovering previous damage from an accident (not by me) on the crash bar and I think that might be the cause of it but it went years without this noise. I discovered on ProDemand there is a TSB (NV003-06). My fix was (Breaking off the part of the bent medal not related to the noise.) loosening the 6 bolts that hold it on and cleaning the surface it contacts with the crash bar and there's just a few little noises but other then that its mostly solved and way less annoying. But to conclude I am gonna do the front end conversion in about a month which requires a new crashbar and I am hoping that will fix all of these issues.

 

Do you by any chance remember the size of the hex for the preload? 24mm?

 

Good job!!!
I will do that tomorrow and provide an update.

 

Sounds good, the noise came back for me but its less settle so I think replacement crashbar support brackets would fix it. But I forgot to mention, I used a wire brush and some simple green to degrease it to try and clean both the contact surfaces. Good luck I hope it comes out good.

 

PROBLEM SOLVED.

It was front aluminum bumper.


I completely removed the aluminum bumper (crush cans and the bar), took the truck for a test ride (bumps, reversing with steering wheel completely left/right) NOT a single click.



So, I did some modification before installation. I drilled holes bigger (circled red) as they were tight fit, to allow more play for the bumper when the frame is flexing.



I made rubber gaskets (from 1.5-2 mm thickness floor mat material) and installed them between Frame--Crush Cans and Crush Cans--Bar.



Tacoma FSM says 43 ft-lb for the nuts, I torqued all 12 nuts to 35 ft-lb, as I was just squeezing the rubber, 35 is enough.

NO MORE CLICKING

Thank you, guys!!!

 

Congrats! I'm glad you got it fixed. This noise was driving me nuts for almost a year without any solution. Went offroading a bit yesterday and the noise was there but way quieter.

 

I had a feeling that's what it was! Glad you got it figured out.