Any have experience with a grinding noise near the drivers front tire? Happens when I accelerate, but is loudest when I’m coasting. Thank you for any help. I have copied a link of the vid from Google Drive.
Grinding Noise Help
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Hello cruiserstev,
Welcome to the forum.
It would be helpful to post the Year, Model (Land Cruiser or LX470), Mileage, and Condition (Rust Free Southern / Western, or Rusty Eastern).
How long have you owned it?
Did the noise start suddenly or has it been getting progressively worse?
I'm guessing wheel bearings, but that's purely a guess.
If it is wheel bearings, there's a very specific procedure for replacement, including measuring the preload, torquing adjusting nut and the locking nut, installing the correct new snap ring, etc.
If taken to a non-Toyota / Lexus shop for Front Brakes (including Rotors...) to be done, this is often a procedure that is not done correctly.
When not done correctly, it leads to wheel bearing failure.
Enjoy.
Tom
Welcome to the forum.
It would be helpful to post the Year, Model (Land Cruiser or LX470), Mileage, and Condition (Rust Free Southern / Western, or Rusty Eastern).
How long have you owned it?
Did the noise start suddenly or has it been getting progressively worse?
I'm guessing wheel bearings, but that's purely a guess.
If it is wheel bearings, there's a very specific procedure for replacement, including measuring the preload, torquing adjusting nut and the locking nut, installing the correct new snap ring, etc.
If taken to a non-Toyota / Lexus shop for Front Brakes (including Rotors...) to be done, this is often a procedure that is not done correctly.
When not done correctly, it leads to wheel bearing failure.
Enjoy.
Tom
I'm also going with wheel bearings...or dragging brake pad.
I had some friction based groaning front passenger but KNEW it was wheel bearings.
Get the front of your rig up in the air and give the wheel/tire combo the old push/pull facing the tire
with hands at 12 and 6. See if there's any play. It could just be bearing preload and a re-grease.
and welcome!
If you have a jack (and a jack stand...), I'd jack up that corner and spin that wheel.
Can you hear the noise?
Does it spin smoothly?
Per Trapper50cal, if the brake pads are dragging you should be able to hear (and possibly see...) that.
Can you hear the noise?
Does it spin smoothly?
Per Trapper50cal, if the brake pads are dragging you should be able to hear (and possibly see...) that.
To start with simplest: Check the air pressure in your tires.
Spinning the hub as described about will probably show itself if bad bearing.
Another trick is to (safely) swerve a bit at speed to see if the noise changes. This swerving can unload that bearing enough to quiet it, before its loaded/weighted again.
I suppose it could be front diff related, since it varies coasting vs under power, but don't know enough about that to really comment.
Spinning the hub as described about will probably show itself if bad bearing.
Another trick is to (safely) swerve a bit at speed to see if the noise changes. This swerving can unload that bearing enough to quiet it, before its loaded/weighted again.
I suppose it could be front diff related, since it varies coasting vs under power, but don't know enough about that to really comment.