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2004 4Runner Sport V6, Dunlop AT-20 Grandtrek Tires
My tires were making noise, or so I thought, starting a couple of months ago. Just tread noise on the pavement. They were due for replacement, so when I had my tire store mount and balance two new tires, I also asked them to align the front end.
Tire noise still there... OK, some tires make noise, but I replaced them with the same ones that Toyota sold on the vehicle....
Noise is gradually getting worse.... again, just like loud tread noise.... constant, starting at any kind of speed at all... feel the vibration faintly now in steering wheel.... but nowhere else, ride is still smooth...
Noise goes almost completely away when I turn to the right, turning to the left does increase it a little.
Someone I know socially suggested a shot wheel bearing... In the 4Runner's they can growl instead of screech....
I'm not a mechanic, but I can do jobs like brakes, periodic maintenance... I have no special shop tools.... but have a fair number of good hand tools, stands, etc...
Anyway... anybody with suggestions on what I can do to track this down... if it is a bearing, which side? I'm confused as to whether I need a press, someone on a forum mentioned that Toyota changed the design around '04 to allow for simpler replacement...
Hey, if all I do is cinch the diagnosis and I end up taking it somewhere.... I'll be happy. How bad is this? can I drive it at all until fixed?
Thanx
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10-24-2009, 07:29 AM
