collierunner
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Ok, two weeks ago I upgraded to 5th gen calipers on the front with new Centric pads and rotors.
During that process the lower caliper bolt on the driver side snapped off; easy out broke off in the bolt. Went to the junk yard, got a new to me steering knuckle with 30k on it. It came with the hub and and everything. They had bent the crap of rock/dust shield carting it around on a dolly.
I bring the steering knuckle home and swapped the dust shields. I put a new axle seal in and bolted everything up. Used the hub that came with steering knuckle, used the o ring seal that came with the steering knuckle/hub.
I then drove the 4runner from Portland to Helena Mt to see my little brother and then on to Glacier, then back to Portland. Before leaving Glacier I'd started to hear a squeak now and then, like a bird chirp, but very quiet. Only while going really slow.
Now that I'm home if I have the window down and at very low speed, pulling into a parking spot, in and out of the garage. I hear a very quite cry from that front driver side wheel. Its one of those noises where I'd doubt anyone else can hear it but its driving me nuts. There is no noise above 5 mph.
Its making me wonder if I reinstalled the hub wrong while swapping the dust shields. Anyone heard a cry from a hub before? Or did I reinstall the axle wrong? not tight enough or too tight? I replaced both front axles before with out any issues. Thanks for the help.
List of repairs I've complete in the last year:
Rear driver axle seal/breather
Rear driver stuck caliper
Both lower ball joints
Both Front axles
All the fluids/plugs
Serpentine belt
During that process the lower caliper bolt on the driver side snapped off; easy out broke off in the bolt. Went to the junk yard, got a new to me steering knuckle with 30k on it. It came with the hub and and everything. They had bent the crap of rock/dust shield carting it around on a dolly.
I bring the steering knuckle home and swapped the dust shields. I put a new axle seal in and bolted everything up. Used the hub that came with steering knuckle, used the o ring seal that came with the steering knuckle/hub.
I then drove the 4runner from Portland to Helena Mt to see my little brother and then on to Glacier, then back to Portland. Before leaving Glacier I'd started to hear a squeak now and then, like a bird chirp, but very quiet. Only while going really slow.
Now that I'm home if I have the window down and at very low speed, pulling into a parking spot, in and out of the garage. I hear a very quite cry from that front driver side wheel. Its one of those noises where I'd doubt anyone else can hear it but its driving me nuts. There is no noise above 5 mph.
Its making me wonder if I reinstalled the hub wrong while swapping the dust shields. Anyone heard a cry from a hub before? Or did I reinstall the axle wrong? not tight enough or too tight? I replaced both front axles before with out any issues. Thanks for the help.
List of repairs I've complete in the last year:
Rear driver axle seal/breather
Rear driver stuck caliper
Both lower ball joints
Both Front axles
All the fluids/plugs
Serpentine belt
