Is it your axle shaft flange? I would doubt you're housing is bent.
I am highly doubting the housing is bent too. From what i can tell, its most likely the flange or the axle shaft itself.
It feels like there's a million details missing,
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Haha; i was out on the trails and needed to climb a wet high incline right bank turn. Had to gun it a bit, slid into a hole and feel like i smashed the right rear on/in that hole. Truck made it out but i really though i broke something. Came out to check, saw a big chunk of mud on my slider and thought i smashed into the slider and said to myself. Thank God i bought the sliders. Went along and drove for months with zero issues. Come now i started a creaking noise for the past few months now.
Started to troubleshoot, driving myself crazy, rotors, switching wheels, then finally changed pads. Weirdly it went away, thought maybe it was my pad some how although i highly doubted it because the sound/creak was rotation based and had 2 spots on the wheel where it would creak. I never did notice to put the truck up on stands and try to drive it as i am always working on my truck on my own.
Recently took the truck to Toyota for the free maintenance and while they had the truck in the bay, i opted in for the bs $110 diagnostics fee for them to see if they can find out what was going on. Service writer was a pain in my ass and treated me with the worst customer experience in my life. I ended up convincing the service tech to put the truck on the lift and let him put it in gear while i looked from the ground. Immediately i saw my caliper swaying horizontally back and forth. At that point this is when i thought shit, i bent an axle shaft. They too ask how or when it happened and i said i have no idea. The only thing that i can link it back to was the time i offroaded as explained above, but its just been so long since that time i didnt initially link the two scenarios.
My thoughts are when i changed the pads, that it just pushed the axle back to a certain spot where the creaking noise/rubbing of wherever its happening to stop. But as the pads wear down the sound has come back.
End of the day, i feel like i wasted $110 dollars to toyota for myself to diag. the truck. I pretty much paid them $110 to put the truck on the lift and put it in gear. No hard feelings, i agreed to paying as at this point i am driving myself crazy trying to figure out what the sound was. So $110 to confirm that was something i wouldnt be able to do on my own as i would never would have been able to drive it while looking at it. I know now i probably could have recorded the wheel while driving... haha
Hopefully that is enough details.
What did the dealer want $1800 to do?
It's not uncommon to bend or separate an axle tube at the center section connection. Heavy duty axles have gusseted tubes to prevent that. Many guys have their tubes re-welded than rely on press fittings. Always use a jig when welding your rear axle, heat makes metal warp/move.
I would find a rear-end speciality shop and have them jig measure the axle. If it is out of true, they maybe able to fix it. If not, you may be better off getting a replacement housing from a junkyard and rebuilding your rear axle. Independent rear suspension might be for you *wink*
Good luck, post pics and keep this thread updated for the rest of us!
$1800 for parts and labor. To swap and replace the axle shaft with new wheel bearings. That's it. Labor charge was actually only estimated at $300 and the rest is parts.
I've tried looking, but the 5th gens are still too new to find an axle assy. as of yet down here..
Definitely get a second opinion. What were you doing to bend an axle? Thats a pretty difficult and rare feat...
Trust me, i dont do anything crazy. I explained my BEST GUESS of where it could of happened in the story above but i have no idea.
Would like to see some pictures of where it is bent. I remember the FJ guys bending a lot of axle housings trying to hit jumps and the like... It needs a truss.
Wait.. you have a 2016. Should be under warranty... What gives? Accident?
Ill try to get a video of it when i have a chance to get it back up on jack stands. Long story short, when the truck was on a lift, i had a service tech drive it and noticed the caliper would wiggle left to right as the wheel rotated.
I never did attempt to jump it in any way, just your normal offroading but nothing crazy. I am thinking its not the axle housing/i am really hoping its not the housing, and that its in fact just the axle shaft/flange that is slightly bent.
Yes its a 2016 and i do have warranty, but the dealership will not warranty it since its lifted and has "oversized" wheels and tires.
I once took the truck in for my turn signal making a ticking noise when the steering wheel would spin, common problem with toyotas.. the turn signal cancellation piece..
they said the wheels and tires void the warranty for my turn signal because yea its lifted.. LOL BUNCH OF BULLSHIT. Good thing i didnt buy extended warranty. Aint worth shit if you have a single mod on your truck.
