great new sound under the truck

Jan 28, 2004 8 Replies
95 Tacoma, V6 4WD, 123,000 miles, original clutch

Sound sounds like it's coming from anywhere from under the cab to the rear differential, it's hard to tell.



Notable points about sound;



-sounds like high pitched whistling



-just started in the last week



-happens in 2WD or 4WD



-stops when I put a load on the engine, i.e., when I am actively accellerating or when I am using the engine to decelerate



-if the sound is happening, I can put it in neutral and it (the sound) will continue



-does not occurr when the vehicle is not moving



-if I am highway driving and just giving it enough gas to maintain the current speed, the sound can and does start; if I accelerate a bit, I can make the sound stop but it will start again if I let acceleration approach zero, i.e. constant velocity



The clutch does not slip. It does let out high though.



Any thoughts?



Eric


Just to be sure, check your brake pads. They can squeal if they are low even if you are not applying the brakes.

Actually the brakes do squeal. They have since the goodyear dealer put them in. My fault; will only allow genuine toyota pads for the rest of my life. I do believe the pads are in fact near replacement though, but the two sounds are totally different and I can tell this new one is not coming from the front pads.

Thank you though.

Eric

It's a bearing in the transmission. At 123k miles I will opt to have a new one (clutch) installed and have the bearing replaced too. Oh yeah, this is why I put money into savings each month.... This isn't a repair I want to do myself.

You sure it's a bearing in the tranny? It sounds very much like a bad pinion bearing in the rear differential.

Ugh.. I'll find out today.

Eric,

What was eventually the cause/fix? And about what did it cost? I'm hearing similar noises in my truck and I think it could be the same. Thanks! Brad snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.NoSpamcom

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