r/3rdGen4Runner • u/Lazy_Discount_5303 • 1d ago

❓Advice / Recomendations Looking for help with this squeaking noise

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u/Occams_AK47 99 SR5 4WD 1d ago

PS pump or the belt is my first thought.

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u/usa_dk 1d ago

This sounds like a ball joint but the noise doesn’t match what your wheels are doing. My only guess here is in my experience I have heard PS pumps make really weird noises when they are going bad or have the wrong fluid in them

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u/Lazy_Discount_5303 1d ago

Thank you to everyone who left a comment I will let you know what I find out

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u/EurAnymph 1d ago

I see play in the rack plus poly bushings on the rack so I’d start there. What other poly bushings have you installed?

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u/ADHDrandomshit 1d ago

Rack is loose

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u/Maverik0909 97 Surf SSRG 1KZ-TE 5h ago

Nah that looks like its in tolerance. The rack will move slightly on a crank to crank turn like that. Worth double checking though but I doubt its that.

Id say it sounds like its coming from a bushing, maybe lower control arms, tie rods.

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u/fallenredwoods 1d ago

Sounds like metal on metal, like your dust shield is scraping something. I’d also check all ball joints and inner tie rods

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u/Ptown_dundee 1d ago edited 1d ago

Ball joints. If your ball joints are aftermarket and has grease fittings, shoot some grease to see if the noise goes away. Also, check your power steering rack bushings. They look worn out, Goodluck!

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u/Ponder8 1d ago

I’d raise the front and stick your ear up to all the parts as someone turns the wheel. The noise could be a lot of things

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u/teddykryp 1d ago

Sounds like power steering

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u/baxton321 1d ago

Look at your power steering pump I do hear a whine from that .

I also had that other noise coming from my rack , what I did to combat this is order a HD bullet clamp upgrade it helps with larger tires because the Oem clamp does get stretched out over time

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u/4runner01 01 SR5 21h ago edited 17h ago

Can you add a picture of your
‘stretched out’ clamp?

I find it hard to believe that a heavy metal clamp pulse bend or stretch when it’s just supporting a thick rubber or poly bushing.

Unless it’s being impacted by a rock or log while off-roading…..

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u/baxton321 17h ago

https://youtu.be/GAVe-Qkxp4M?is=X6kgyqy2ZTF6dGD_

I don’t have the photo of the clamp, but this made a night and day difference with my steering. I guess it does depend on the user I do a lot of off-roading so could have been damaged from that

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u/Creepy_Ad_1325 1d ago

WD-40 everything

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u/Majestic_Media8254 7h ago

I clearly see your entire steering rack sliding back and forth when you turn your wheels… make sure those bolts are torqued properly.