I just had my inner axle seals replaced and everything that goes along with that like bearings etc. I had this done in a shop that's out of town a ways, since they specialize in Toyotas, and it wasn't until after I got back home that I noticed that it seems like something is a bit loose. If I go over a dip in the road, like going from the road to a parking lot and kind of hit it at an angle (this is going slow) I hear first a clunk on one side of the front, then the other as the weight shifts. I also noticed a little clunking today when I was not moving and cranked the wheel hard to one side. The four bolts on top and underneath the knuckle seem tight, and my steering linkages seem tight. What comes off or is loosened on this job that I can double check? This may be the last time I take it someone out of town. Not being able to just drop it back off at the shop for them to look at it is lame.

 

Torque rod, maybe?

 

I'll check it out, thanks. I drove it at 65mph for 100 miles back home and no issues, it's just the low speed articulation kind of stuff making the noise.

 

You say you hear it when "hitting at an angle" and "low speed articulation" ?The first thing that comes to mind is the sway bar and/or end links (if you have a sway bar, that is).

 

contact the shop that did it .. !!!

and ask them the same question .. see what they say .

 

i had the same thing with mine. i took off my sway bar for an unrelated reason and it stopped.

 

Alright, thanks everyone. The first thing I did was call the shop, and they gave me ideas of what to check and said to be sure to call back if I had questions. I just figured I'd throw it out here, too. They are a 100 mile drive away, but they're a Toyota's only shop, and in a college town much more fun than mine so it's usually a good excuse to go over for a day or two, but this is pretty annoying. I'll check the sway bar, I do have one.