So, since this video seems to have attracted a bunch of attention for some odd reason, ill follow up on this. the carrier bearing was bad, right out of the box. poor manufacturing on the part of dorman, a little internet research shows its a known issue. best bet seems to be with with a new OEM toyota bearing. as far as vibration, the ujoint angles just arent correct, all their is too it. mine was only out a degree or two, so it wasnt bad. best fix for everything is to go to a 1 piece driveshaft with a double cardan joint at the transmission, as it does away with the carrier bearing entirely, and also insures you maintain the correct operating angle for the joints. for this fix, theres a writeup with part numbers available on Tacomaworld.com if you are a DIY person, or any reputable driveshaft shop should be able to do it if you arent.
Thanks for posting! I have the same noise coming from my truck and couldn't pinpoint it. Now I'm 100% sure it's my carrier bearing thanks to this video.
@@big_rooster_racing I just replaced all my U joints and skipped the carrier bearing and still get this noise smh so I guess I’ll be dropping the drive shaft again.
My 2008 had the issue, didn't realize there was a notice, I had a local shop redo my joints etc and install it back on. Sent Toyota the bill and they cut me a check.
My dad's 2010 Tacoma PreRunner 2WD had the same noise. Also vibration when driving around. Ended up being the U Joints of the driveshaft. Replaced all 3.
I replaced mine 6 months ago and and my carrier bearing is making the same noise already. Rubber is falling apart an d lots of play. Sucks i have to do it again sp soon
I just replaced the one on my 1st gen tundra not to long ago and she's making this noise now. Crazy the poor quality of these parts. especially when companies want $200 for it
The driveshaft can also move too much if the rubber bushing around the bearing is failing or has failed. And when that happens the moving/rotating driveshaft can make contact with that rubber and cause squealing.
I have a 2002 Silverado with 268k miles and Im replacing the center support bearing and the u joints and greasing up the slip yoke tomorrow... God it's gonna drive like a fuckin dream, I cant wait... lol
@@mikeym4860 It was much easier than I thought it was gonna be and acceleration imroved... annoying clunk went away. Went for some used tires at a local tire dealer and scored 4 brand new hankook tires for a steal. It quietly got up to 287k miles with only the rumble of the muffler and no drivetrain/suspension noise. I sold it after I thought I found the perfect Suburban and ended up leaving the dealer in a 2012 Acura TL 😅. My seach for a 2010-2014 Suburban is on again. Love live Chevy
My 2010 Pre-Runner has this same noise and now the drive shaft is knocking when down shifting? And idea what that may be? Appreciate the video and links.
I got a 2000 Benz Mercedes whole time I thought it was the wheel bearing but I got it diagnosed and it was the carrier bearing the whole time good thing the part and labor is cheap wheel bearing my mechanic wanted 120 a Wheel bearing 😄😅
My 03 Tacoma is making the same shattering sound but only when weather is cold < 50 degrees. Brakes are in good shape and U joints are all greased. Have you figured out where the noise is coming from?
Gaunt596 that’s what I was thinking but I just had all u joints replaced and carrier done in July with a denso/oem and don’t want to pay the money for it happen again in 2 months
Austin Moats yeah I did, sorry I didn’t realize I never reported. so on my job I didn’t realize there was a washer that rides agains the bearing that goes on before the nut, and I also packed my bearing with grease so either one of those will be your issue. good luck
It's now May and the vibes have been the same but now I have the same noise! Also, it seems there's a lot of movement in the driveshaft at the carrier bearing.
