Tick at Lowe speeds

Ive been noticing lately a tick coming from the drivers rear over the last few weeks on my 06 taco. I took the truck into a shop last night to rotate the tires. I noticed that when spinning the drivers side rear wheel one full revolution there is 1 single tick coming from inside the axle. I'm not sure if I need a whole neww hub assembly or just the axle bearing.

Any help would be great.

 

At Home Depot but never at Lowes.

Lift the tire off the ground, put it in neutral, and spin the wheel. If the sound appears take the wheel off and spin the drum. If it quits then it may be something like a TPMS sensor part banging around in your tire (2010+ models). Remove the drum and see if there is a rock or other loose object in the assembly. Spin the axle without the drum and see if it happens. You might be able to pin-point exactly where the sound is coming from.

 

lol, I thought it was Rob Lowe!

 

I have taken the wheel off and I did spin the hub. It still ticks once every revolution. I don't want to buy a hub assembly if all i need is an axle bearing. Know what I mean?

 

haha, for a second I thought this was about ticks at the lowes store... I was like whaaa?

 

So I ordered a new hub assembly. $300 later and hopefully that will take care of the tick.

 

Take the wheel off and see if there is a high spot or something that hits the splash guard as it rotates.

You can just bend the splash guard back slightly and it should stop.

 

Ive tried that, no dice.

 

"If it's not broke, don't fix it"

I wouldn't worry about it unless it starts giving you problems.