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shawnofthedead420 · 06-06-2009, 11:42 AM

wow whatever it is, i dont want to hear it ever again. sounds so ugly. hope you figure it out soon and tell us all exactly what it is. gluck man.

Steve64 · 06-06-2009, 12:23 PM

Get someone to stand outside the car & listen. It could be a rear e brake adjuster, spring, some such. If you can back up without the noise, you've found the problem....

no_lines · 06-07-2009, 06:33 PM

well maybe im missing the point but maye u should go find a mechanic and let him look at it other then asking everybody in the forums??

JDMJim · 06-07-2009, 10:00 PM

get the car on 4 jackstands so you can"drive" the car. only time i heard something myself was the very fisrt set of rims I ever bought on my first car. wheel lugs weren't tight enough and while braking, the wheel spokes somehow were hitting the brake caliper. so if a wheel is not centered and torqued quite right, you could get that noise

Steve64 · 06-07-2009, 11:26 PM

Worst case, I've a similar sound, 1 of the hub bearings is bad. Usually there is a humming noise that gets louder as the bearing goes bad, but they can just fail

IloveSpeedbumps · 06-09-2009, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by no_lines

well maybe im missing the point but maye u should go find a mechanic and let him look at it other then asking everybody in the forums??

I have had 2 mechanic friends drive the car and look at it, they both responded with WTF IS THAT?!

Toyota wants 100 just to LOOK for the problem. If they cant find the prob, im still out the 100. So if you would like to let me borrow 100 bucks just so i can figure out what it is, and then pay for parts and labor on top of that im open to your generosity.

I replaced the wheel hub bearings already.

It was a totaly diff noise.

This is ONLY heard while braking. You can stop using the e brake, drive it like you stole it, slam it around an Auto X course, no noise untill you lightly hit the brake pedal.

Steve64 · 06-09-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by IloveSpeedbumps

I have had 2 mechanic friends drive the car and look at it, they both responded with WTF IS THAT?!

Toyota wants 100 just to LOOK for the problem. If they cant find the prob, im still out the 100. So if you would like to let me borrow 100 bucks just so i can figure out what it is, and then pay for parts and labor on top of that im open to your generosity.

I replaced the wheel hub bearings already.

It was a totaly diff noise.

This is ONLY heard while braking. You can stop using the e brake, drive it like you stole it, slam it around an Auto X course, no noise untill you lightly hit the brake pedal.

New rotors & pads
The noise comes from the right front - yes?
There is no evidence wheel rub
It, from the video, sounds rather loud
You would think someone outside the car could locate exactly where the sound is coming from, yes?

IloveSpeedbumps · 06-09-2009, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve64

New rotors & pads
The noise comes from the right front - yes?
There is no evidence wheel rub
It, from the video, sounds rather loud
You would think someone outside the car could locate exactly where the sound is coming from, yes?

You would think so, lol

Im going to put oem rotors and pads on soon i think.

We are now learning towards a bent hub, from the bearing install. That under braking is causing the rotor to rub on something.

Steve64 · 06-09-2009, 02:56 PM

It has new hub bearings & the noise started shortly thereafter? Or after the rotor change?

If it's the hub or the bearing, removing the caliper & rotor then setting a gage on hub ( see how true ) will eliminate the hub. You're sure the bearing was pressed in all the way? Otherwise the caliper is trying to make the rotor true the hub.

The question is, hub, rotor, caliper, why can't you feel it in the pedal? And is the noise as loud as I think it is?

IloveSpeedbumps · 06-09-2009, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve64

It has new hub bearings & the noise started shortly thereafter? Or after the rotor change?

If it's the hub or the bearing, removing the caliper & rotor then setting a gage on hub ( see how true ) will eliminate the hub. You're sure the bearing was pressed in all the way? Otherwise the caliper is trying to make the rotor true the hub.

The question is, hub, rotor, caliper, why can't you feel it in the pedal? And is the noise as loud as I think it is?

The noise is loud, but not loud enough to hear with radio on.

Hub bearing and rotors were done at the same time. Car was good as new for months, i hit a huge bump in a contrustion zone on the way to a car show and the noise started after that. STarted off faint, like i thought i was hearing things, and it wouldnt do it all the time, then it got worse.

I think you may be on to something though.

no_lines · 06-12-2009, 01:58 PM

sounds like u need a better mechanic lol

ketchup_xb · 06-12-2009, 06:02 PM

nothing like wd40 couldn't fix?

JDMJim · 06-12-2009, 08:44 PM

try windex. it fixes evertything

ketchup_xb · 06-12-2009, 08:54 PM

yes yes windex and elbow grease.

yelotoxbop · 06-16-2009, 05:33 PM

sounds like a broken rim.

JDMJim · 06-23-2009, 10:19 AM

so is this fixed yet? it's been awhile

IloveSpeedbumps · 06-23-2009, 11:39 AM

Nope, im going to order OEM pads and see if that solves it.

tracejupiter · 07-20-2009, 12:57 PM

keep us updated...my car does something similar. It started when the tire was removed to replace the belts, i think the tire wasnt put back on properly

elusive_xb · 09-23-2009, 11:24 PM

omg.... im dealing with the same thing.... what was it??????

mine is coming from the driver side

GoatiusMaximus · 10-07-2009, 09:08 PM

WTF? Mine is making a loud clicking noise on the driver's side when brakes are applied and even when I take it out of park and put it in reverse with my foot holding the brake it clicks loudly while the car barely moves!! I've replaced pads and end links w/bushings. Could it come from my coilovers?