Clicking noise from under 4runner

[stevew092984]

I have a 98 Limited automatic and I rotated my tires the other day and now I’m getting this clicking noise from somewhere underneath the vehicle. The sound is similar to when my cv joints went bad and I replaced those and the clicking noise was gone. Here it is yet again. I sounds like it was coming from my drivers side front wheel area, but when I rolled the passenger window down, it sounds like it’s coming from that side now, so I’m kinda stumped. I’ve changed both of the front bearings as well. I’ve lifted each front tire and rotated them separately, but I don’t hear any noise coming from either. Also, the clicking will increase as my speed increases. Anyone have any idea what this noise could be?

 

[Devbot]

Did it sound something like this? I had a similar problem a while back and couldn't figure it out for the life of me. Turned out my steering knuckle was cracked around the upper ball joint, and I only found out what it was once it broke off and left me stranded up a mountain. Not a pleasant time

 

[stevew092984]

It does kinda sound like that. I’m gonna check both my knuckles and see if I find anything.

 

[stevew092984]

So I put the tires back to their original locations and the noise went away. Can’t figure out what the heck was making that clicking sound.

 

[19963.4lsr5]

Stone in the tire tread?


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[Twisted Sid]

Running stick on wheel weights inside the rim? Wheel weight hitting something?

 

[stevew092984]

It wasn’t a stone in tread for sure.
Maybe it was the wheel weights, but aren’t those on the outside of the rim? Not sure what running stick means.

 

[bernardt]

I just recorded this video this morning: very frustrating not to be able to identify the source!

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The sound appear after driving for a "while" (10 minutes) and then appears (as on the video above) while on parking break...

Btw, just like you it happened right after I rotated the tires (front to back / back to front).

 

[pluton]

Slightly bent rim hitting brake caliper?

 

[bernardt]

Everything looks pretty straight there... I removed the wheel and put it back on to make sure it was correctly screwed. Testing now.

 

[bernardt]

Seemed too easy and it was. Noise is still there...