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[Mark_R]

Here's a quiz.
My 95 3.0td (1996) Prado has developed an odd clunk.
It's only easy to hear at walking speed but quite pronounced.
It's a repetitive wheel speed clunk; speeds up as wheel speed increases.
It goes away when driving at full lock in circles; either way.
Goes away when the brakes are applied, while going forward (walking speed)
Goes away when reversing.
Comes back when reversing with brakes on.
I've checked the wheel nuts.

Any ideas?

[Google]

[locodriver65]

Hi,
Just a thought check your prop shafts universal joints..

well its a start

good luck

Paul

[Mark_R]

I managed to get it up on a  ramp for a quick look today (poor things been in use every day because of the floods).

The sound is from the nearside rear wheel. Goes away when the handbrake is applied.
Well; once the linkage for that side has been unseized and lubed up. (Is it really 12 month since we did it last already?)

So the diagnosis is either a loose lining on the hand brake shoe or a lump of rust on the inside of the hand brake drum.
We'll have a closer look when its get's serviced next week.

[Mark_R]

So there ws a bit of a delay on the service due to flood duties.
The clunk had been getting worse. Occasionally it would stop for a short while but then return.

Turns out the near side rear caliper slide pin holes (in the carrier) were knackered.
This had led to the whole caliper moving around and causing the pad itself to wear a groove through the pad guides (only one left) and into the carrier itself.
The noise was the pad bouncing around in the space thathad been created by the wear.
Amazingly the brake was working fine.

New caliper and carrier, pads and clips on their way from Mr T.
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1996 95 tx Prado 1kzte intercooler