Troubling clicking sound in rear of 07 Tacoma

[pictaker]

I noticed a significant clicking sound that seems to follow the rotation of my tires (faster/slower). Really obvious at slower speeds. Anyone know a good Toyota mechanic? I've read reviews about Toy Doctor and I'm less then impressed and would like to avoid a costly dealership visit.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

david

[Rick]

http://www.frontrange4x4.com/forums/...tive-Assoc-Inc /Mike is the owner and a good friend of mine who is very reasonable

[Chris]

Hey David, stay far away from Toy Doctor! I took my Avalon there when I had an oil leak. I left with a $3,000 quote (needed a new transmission among other stuff) written on a scrap of paper, not an invoice or anything with their name on it. It was really just a leaking valve cover, $70 repair. The tranny was fine, put on 30k before selling it still working fine. Damned thieves IMHO.

I'm not sure what part of Aurora you're in but I use Ken's Auto on Chambers by Mississippi. They proved themselves to me when I was having issues with the 4Runner throwing codes and the dash lighting up like an Xmas tree. I've been going to them ever since...

[dr350jja]

Is the noise coming from the front or rear of the vehicle?

[Chris]

The title states rear Jim.

[dr350jja]

Your right Chris, I thought I saw that somewhere.

This may be something to look at:

I think you have the TRD Off Road pkg? Does the noise change, if you engage the rear locker? Not sure if this is applicable to your Year vehicle, but you may want to look this over.
http://www.ttora.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35345

[The StRanger]

We"ve been seein a lot of ring & pinion damage
Maby time for yukon & locker ??

[tonkatoy]

check the driveshaft, or bring it by the shop and i can checkout for you.

[gm4x4lover]

Did you look to see if you had anything in the tires like a rock or a bolt?

[sunk]

gm4x4lover previously posted:

[pictaker]

Driveshaft was the culprit. Having it done while I'm out of town, I'm regretting not going to Bill to get this fixed. Lesson learned...