2001 Toyota Tundra 4x4 Front Wheel Scraping Noise

Test Drive The best way to diagnose bearing noise in your Tundra is to take it for a drive.

2001 toyota tundra 4x4 front wheel scraping noise. Everytime i reverse straight back it kind of sounds like i am running over a metal grate and when i turn and reverse thats when i get the pop and kind of grinding and wobbling on the steering wheelthis only happens when i reverse not in drive. May 20 2009. Toyota Tundra Forum.

Hey everybody i was hoping someone could help me out i got a loud grinding metal on metal sounding noise coming from my driver side front wheel on my 03 tacoma. Its the front diff. Differential noise I have a 2001 Toyota Tundra Limited TRD with 162000 miles.

And new u-joints and. 1207 lower ball joint replacement- recall by Toyota. So far I have installed new front wheel bearings struts and shocks while I had the front end down.

Explain when and how it happens. Metal high pitched sound prob a brake pad sticking grinding sound more likely a wheel bearing. As I increased rpms the noise became more pronounced on the drivers rear end.

Jack and Wiggle With your Tundra on jack stands youll want to look and see if the wheel is wiggling at the bearing. I put the truck on jack stands and put the truck into gear and determined it was definitely the transfer case. Btw when you turn youre loading the bearing more hence louder noise turning.

01022007 I have a 2005 Toyota Tundra with 24000 miles and have experienced 3 issues. Sounds like a wheel bearing. Jack it up and pushpull on the tire to see if theres any playthere wont always be play with a bad bearing depends on how bad.