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Noise from driver side front tire

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by StAndrew, Aug 7, 2013.

  1. Aug 7, 2013 at 9:42 AM
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    StAndrew

    StAndrew [OP] Wait for it...

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    Intake, exhaust, lift. Typical stuff.
    Just got my tires rebalanced and rotated (truck had no issues going in).

    When I drove it off the lot, noticed a swishing sound (chsh... chsh... chsh...) coming from the passenger front tire. Its a regular sound that increases with speed. No sound at low speed (0-5mph).

    I thought it might be the brake dust shield scraping the rotors but they looked good.

    I had to tighten the spacer lugs so while I had the tires off, I inspected everything. No sound when I rotated the tires by hand (truck jacked up).

    Could this be a bearing going bad? No abnormal vibes (drive much better after the balance and alignment).

    Or could it be abnormal wear on the tread? When they did the rotation initially, I got more vibes than before so I had to bring it in again. The tech noticed some abnormal wear on the tire (toe-heel) and swiched the sides (driver to passenger) as well.
     
  2. Aug 7, 2013 at 9:45 AM
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    Taco Dan

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    i have that same sound. ive narrowed mine down to either bad hub or my cv axle needing to be replaced (has a small tear, maybe its making noise since it slung out all the grease?)
     
  3. Aug 7, 2013 at 3:24 PM
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    StAndrew

    StAndrew [OP] Wait for it...

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    Well I took it in and it turns out the balancing weights were rubbing the calipers.
     

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