97 4runner front end grinding.
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97 4runner front end grinding.
My 97 4runner (4wd) is making a lot of noise in the front end. It seemed to me to be the lt front wheel bearing. I has a low rise lift at my shop, and in turn the front wheels by hand, the lt was hard to turn while the rt was nice and smooth. I removed the the knuckle, and had a local shop press in a new bear for me. Put it back together, still have a noise. Like a grinding/scraping noise. The brakes are new, no signs of any problem there. I did notice that the front drive shaft turns when I have it in 2wd. Should that happen. There is a vacuum control on the front diff, maybe it's not releasing? Not quite sure what to try next........
#3
Yes, all 4 wheels 3ft off the ground. I can spin the rt front freely, that one spins nice. When I spun the lt front wheel, It felt rough, and the the front drive shaft did spin...I turned the lt hub when I had the knuckle off the truck, and it did not spin very easily, so I thought the wheel bearing was the problem. Now I'm thinking the cv shaft or the front diff. There is a vacuum servo on the front diff, so is that what is supposed to disconnect the front drive shaft?
#5
I put it back on the ground and drove it home. Whirring sound at normal driving speeds, when going slowing- like at a stop sign, then there's a grinding/ scraping sound.
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