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Creaking/Squeaking Sound- not the leaf springs?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by an_drew03, Jul 22, 2022.

  1. Jul 22, 2022 at 9:52 AM
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    an_drew03

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    Hey guys, just wondering if anyone has any advice for this creaking sound I’m getting on my 2019 Tacoma. It only happens at low speeds, like parking lot or residential streets, and it can happen forward, reverse or turning. It doesn’t happen over bumps/rough roads.
    I attached a video, not the best but the creaking sound is like halfway in.
    I’ve tried lubing everything I could in the front suspension area, the front body mounts, and the leafs again but no luck. I looked at the front body mounts and they look ok but i ordered some replacements just in case.
    Any ideas?
     
  2. Jul 22, 2022 at 10:04 AM
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    RockSpongeTaco

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    I thought I had creaky springs for a few months after I got new AT tires. Turned out the tire place didn't fully tighten the chain hoist for the spare. The spare moved slightly at times causing a squeak I couldn't find otherwise. Drove me up the wall. Not sure about yours, but something easy to try.
     
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  3. Jul 22, 2022 at 6:02 PM
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    Thanks man, I’ve heard about the spare making a lot of noise too, thankfully I had to remove it because of a flat so it’s not coming from there. Here’s a better video of the sound
    https://imgur.com/a/wk4krdv
     
  4. Jul 22, 2022 at 7:27 PM
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    AmateurTaco1313

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    Enough for now
    My UCAs make a similar noise, but it’s from the uniball. What UCAs do you have?
     
  5. Jul 22, 2022 at 8:24 PM
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    I have stock UCA’s with Falcon Terraflex shocks front and rear, should I just keep throwing lube at it until it stops haha
     
  6. Jul 22, 2022 at 8:32 PM
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    Check carrier bearing, ujoints
     
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  7. Jul 22, 2022 at 8:56 PM
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    I will check that, thanks.
     
  8. Jul 23, 2022 at 9:22 AM
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    cosmic_3000

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    Are you sure it's not the leaf packs? That sounds similar to mine when they were all dried out.

    What I did is lift the truck to unload your suspension until the rear tires are hanging, then use a crowbar to spread the leafs apart and lube the pads between each leaf with white moly grease. Quiet ever since.
     
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  9. Jul 23, 2022 at 10:27 AM
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    I will check out the leafs again, I did the zip tie trick about a year ago and haven’t had any issues with them but they may be back with the squeaking once again. I had two zerk fittings in the driveshaft ujoints that I greased today too, I’ll drive tomorrow and see if that helped
     

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