Pinging Noise When Moving (Videos Included) (1 Viewer)

[Drake1990]

Good day mud,

My 1996 LX450 has revcently developed a very annoying pinging chuch bell like noise. this seems to only happen while moving seems to happen in drive, neutral, and reverse. U-joints were replaced with OEM one less than 10,000 miles ago and the truck was re-geared by my a local land cruiser shop roughly a year ago. Has anybody has this issue before? Ill add in the videos below. Im unsure if its the brakes, u-joints or diffs.

 

[audi2nr]

Sounds like something hitting the driveshaft... maybe u joints binding and popping maybe they are taking a crap.... ever lubed them? Crawl under and look around

 

[clx16]

Is your spare tire chain banging around? Or the trailer wire plug swinging around?

 

[toyotaaddict83]

x2 on the u-joints. Grease and/or replace them. BE CAREFUL to not overgrease the joints...your wreck your differential housing's seal....ask me how I know!

 

[Drake1990]

Sounds like something hitting the driveshaft... maybe u joints binding and popping maybe they are taking a crap.... ever lubed them? Crawl under and look around

thank you, I lubed them up last weekend it keeps makng the noise. Ive been under there before, nothing really stood out to me. Ill look again tonight.

 

[Drake1990]

Is your spare tire chain banging around? Or the trailer wire plug swinging around?

i removed the whole spare tire mount since i have a swing out bumper, ill look for wires swinging around.

 

[clx16]

There is a fun game where people put zip ties or string on drive shafts to annoy other people. Maybe someone else is having fun

 

[JoeW]

Do you have the ability to put the car on jack stands and in drive? The thin/tiny sound does sound like it's drive shaft related. Does the frequency increase with speed?