Annoying thumb/clunk solved!!! Thank You

I've been researching for days now to find some kind of answer or solution to this annoying thumb/clunk after i release the brake pedal. So if im at stop light i have the brakes pressed when its time to go i release brake pedal with out even giving it gas they a clunk sound and feeling its annoying.

heres the details.i have a 2003 tacoma trd double cab 4x4 automatic. Just yesterday i installed brand new calipers rotors and pads did that tundra upgrade. the frame was replaced last year so the leaf springs are brand new so i dont think its an axle and wrap the LCA are oem new. I took the drive shaft off and greased all the fitting. Its still does that clunk after i release the brakes.

if anyone has info that would be great

 

Sounds like axle wrap.

 

If it feels like it's coming from the rear or like someone's tapped your bumper from behind, then it's axle wrap

 

is it still an axle wrap even if you just let goof the brake and add no gas? because i have a tacoma few months back that i know it had a bad axle wrap every time i gave it a little gas CLUCK there it went .. but this one is different tho

 

and the CLUCK is not coming from the rear but the front feeling like a caliper got stuck then released out hard

 

Probably, yeah. Once you let go of the brakes you release some of that pent up tension on the springs/axle and you get a little clunk/thud.

These springs are probably just more worn out than your other truck's springs.

 

@jbrandt even if they are new leaf springs? not even a year old they are oem

 

Oh if it's coming from the front then yeah it's gotta be something else. I had axle wrap in my last Tacoma pretty bad and it felt like getting lightly rear ended.

Without hearing it seeing it I can only guess but first things first, I would go through and tighten up all your suspension bolts up front and make sure nothing is loose and moving around.

I had a really bad clunking/scrubbing noise coming from my front end every time I braked on my 04 recently, for a long time I thought it was my brakes. Turns out it was my LCA bushings...braking put extra load on them and caused them to make a lot of noise. Wasn't a clunk I could feel though, only one I heard.

Haven't replaced them yet but in the mean time, I can get the noise to go away if I douse the bushings in silicone spray.

 

Crappy aftermarket calipers? I mean, this wasn’t happening before the calipers right? My right front was hanging up and it did exactly what you describe.

 

@eon_blue i double checked every and everything is nice and tight

 

@Rachelsdaddy i was thinking the same but really a brand new caliper its not those rebuilt one it was brand new not even a day old

 

oh forgot to mention i was having this problems before the caliper upgrade

 

What kind of grease did you use on the slip yoke spline in the drive shaft. My truck had a similar sound till I thoroughly cleaned and greased the spline with a synthetic moly grease. The splines are very heavily loaded and can bind without an extreme pressure grease.

 

I had the same issue 2004 AT 137K miles V6. I solved it by greasing the slip yoke using the ford grease. OH PS - I had my frame replaced in April, but along with that I had all new suspension parts replaced - front and back. Also all new brakes, calipers, UCA, UCA ball joints. Doing this greasing made everything silky smooth.

$52 Genuine Ford Fluid XG-8-A PTFE Lubricant - 1 lb.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BNVK5SM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

did you get the grease from the dealer?

 

See my post again. I added an edit with more details and a link off Amazon. You don't need this large of a size container. They sell a smaller size tube.

 

awesome im.going to try that out

 

Oh one other things - Timmy has a video on this. Hes the man, and his video inspired me to do mine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyltxe2nPEg

 

A guy on Amazon for this grease left this review:

"Fixed the clunk on my 2003 Toyota Tacoma.
By Peter M on Dec 04, 2018 If you have a clunk coming from the driveline of your Toyota Tacoma, you need this grease. Whenever releasing the brake pedal or accelerating from a stop, a clunk would emanate from the rear of my truck. The cause was the driveshaft slip yoke binding and snapping in and out of position. I tried 3 different "approved" greases and still had the binding issue. One application of this teflon-based grease and the clunk is history. It might seem expensive, but you'll be so glad you got it. Trust me!"

 

im going to start by the cheapest fix first work my way up lol