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Hard clunking in drivers side front when 4x4 engaged

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Allboutsnow, Dec 26, 2021.

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Dec 26, 2021 at 12:16 AM

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Buried my 2017 in the snow tonight. The slip control powered me down as i went busting through the berm and hosed me. (I miss my stick shift in my 2001.) Used crawl control to no avail and end up digging it out. Snow's a few feet deep right now. Rocked it out for the final part and something in the left front popped pretty loud. now it's making a seizing/metal pop noise when 4x4 is engaged every few feet as I drive. If i put it in 2x it seems to drive fine. Hub? Axel? FML.

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Dec 26, 2021 at 3:56 AM

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My guess would be a broken axle . Axles are the weakest link when using 4x4 .
Get all 4 wheels off the ground , select 4x4 and begin the diagnosis . Do this safely mind you .
Do you have manual locking hubs on that critter ?

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