Why does my X creak when the chassis flexes?

[roy365]

Anytime slowly pulling over a bump, etc or backing up it makes a creaking sound. Sometimes even just letting the clutch out. :hmmmm2: Is it bushings, or the leaf springs? Anyone ever tackled this? It's driving me batty. :stupid:

 

[*IrunnIt*]

Any idea if the noise is coming from the inside, outside, front, back?

 

[roy365]

Back.....suspension related. I'm leaning towards the leaf springs. Not lowered.....nothing done to the suspension that I know of. I'm the second owner. Just didn't know if there is anything to do to fix it.

 

[xrgilly]

check your ubolts make sure they are tight

 

[roy365]

check your ubolts make sure they are tight

:top: will do.

 

[dpartinvr4]

My caltracs are noisy like that.

 

[*IrunnIt*]

It might be the swaybar bushings, they start to makd noise after they get woren out. I know mine did.

 

[roy365]

Apparently there is a TSB on this that I just found. I'm out of the 3/36k range, but I will definitely be buying Toyota P/N: 04009–09104 Silencer Kit RR in the near future.

Here is the TSB.

http://www.xx3.us/d/tacoma/T-SB-0274-09.pdf

 

[nick_gz1]

well i got an almost brand new truck put 15k on it and it has that squek also

 

[JPAYNE722]

I hear it on mine sometimes too

 

[JiNsEiGaNaI]

mine does that too! too bad mine is out of the 36,000/3 yrs too! damn

 

[LOW AND BLOWN]

TSB on Leaf springs, Mine had that also:top:

 

[butters607]

Mine too I have narrowed it to the rear end either sway bar bushings or shock bushings

TSB on Leaf springs, Mine had that also:top:

Can't be because I have the steel leads from xii performance

 

[RE_TRD_X808]

Back.....suspension related. I'm leaning towards the leaf springs. Not lowered.....nothing done to the suspension that I know of. I'm the second owner. Just didn't know if there is anything to do to fix it.

I had the same problem, Stock and Dropped. I sprayed white lithium grease on the leaf spring clamps and it went away. wd40 works too.

 

[madtrucker]

Mine does it too. It's pretty noisy when I go over uneven ground w/ the windows down.

 

[roy365]

I had the same problem, Stock and Dropped. I sprayed white lithium grease on the leaf spring clamps and it went away. wd40 works too.

Looks like those new pads/shims are supposed to take care of it. Nothing to the install either it seems.

 

[Nashman]

most of the time it the front bumper support since it looses up over time mine does it just have not bother to tighten up the bolts yet