Hello all, I am having trouble pinpointing what horrible sounds are on my 4runner.
I have a 2002 SR5 4wd that has a little rust as it started life in Michigan for a few years, now it is in florida with around 150,000 miles.
It makes a rattle over bumps, a grinding noise when accelerating, and a horrible sound that sounds like a stop sign got stuck in my driveshaft...
-The grinding noise has always been there and hasn't gotten any worse, it seems pretty random, sometimes it happens on hard acceleration sometimes it doesn't, it happens more when slowly accelerating.
-The loose rattle has just started after an offroad adventure and some towing. I have checked the exhaust shields and the obvious ones all seem tight.
-The horrible noise happened first when reversing up a driveway, i was like wtf but then I didn't hear it again until I got a jestski. When reversing the jetski into the garage it often makes the sound you will hear below. I should add that the rear springs are sagging about an inch before towing.
Here are the noises!
Loose Rattle and grinding noise -->
https://youtu.be/lHPcV6pIm3A
Horrible sound when reversing trailer -->
https://youtu.be/lzzkMnVVtPI
HELP!