Recent content by jdenison

Winter Again Winter has arrived and the noise is back. I've jacked up each rear wheel one at a time, got the wheel spinning and the noise is the same each time. The sound seems to be coming from under the car in the rear. I took it into a reputable local shop and they swear its the breaks...

Sent pictures to buddy mechanic and the local Toyota dlrshp. They both agree that leak is minor. Buddy had a thought. It is likely that your real drive shaft was removed to redo the axle seals. He said that a joint that is leaking rarely squeaks. A dry one would. The drive shaft seal could...

Too hot here now to reproduce the sound. I'm thinking about a safe way to get it on jack stands and get her rolling in the drive way and maybe hear that way. Will have to be colder.

Here's where I got what's on my finger.

Pulled break drums. Neither was seriously greasy. One was a little more than the other. Only on essentially the deepest recesses towards the axle could I find something that looked a tad slick. Here's the picture.

Could you actually see the leak? I can't see anything. My mechanic buddy says I may be able to smell it if I pull the break drum.

That is an interesting point. Next, I'll have my girlfriend sit in the back and switch sides while I'm rolling and the windows are down. Maybe she could determine left/right/front/back. Unfortunately, it doesn't do it for long or at all in the warm weather. The Toyota Master Mechanic could...

2000 4Runner V6. I have a serious squeak in cold weather that goes away when the engine warms up. It happens when I'm up to speed and let off the gas and the engine backs down to about 1500-1700rpm. I cannot reproduce the squeak while the car is sitting still on park or neutral. I've changed...