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Strange noise while braking

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by 06 tacoma owner, Mar 3, 2013.

  1. Mar 3, 2013 at 4:02 PM
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    06 tacoma owner

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  2. Mar 3, 2013 at 4:37 PM
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  3. Mar 3, 2013 at 5:11 PM
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    Does anybody have an explanation on what is wrong?
     
  4. Mar 3, 2013 at 5:20 PM
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    Does your steering wheel shake when slowing down? I have heard similar noises before come from floating calipers when the rotor is warped bad enough. In the case of a floating caliper, the caliper flexes back and forth on the slides following the warp and it makes a groaning noise. Ours are fixed calipers though. U-joint can make noise when dry but it is usually higher in frequency.
     
  5. Mar 3, 2013 at 5:27 PM
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    No it doesn't shake and it has been coming and going for about a month now.
     
  6. Mar 3, 2013 at 6:18 PM
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    Well I guess it couldn't hurt to grease the u joints whether that's the issue or not.
     

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