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JustADriver
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Mar 27, 2011, 6:26 PM

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1996 Toyota Tacoma 3.4L Automatic, 210k miles

I'm not a car person, but so keep that in mind. I often get a groaning/grinding sound when braking downhill, beginning at the last few seconds of braking and lasting until the wheels stop. It's a loud, low noise, and sounds or feels like it's something large causing it, as if an axle is about to break (I don't know, just trying to describe how it feels). It feels like it must be something quite large. More than just a loose wheel, for example, because I've heard that before on this vehicle. I first noticed it 9 months ago, and only lately has it started up again. It happens both in forward and reverse, as long as it's moving downhill. It may have happened uphill or on level ground, but not that I can remember.

Around the time this first happened 9 months ago I had some work done, though I'm not sure whether it was right before or right after (damn!). The work included an alignment, rear differential fluid replacement, repacking front wheel bearings, new rear shocks, and oil change.

What should I look at? Let me know if I can provide more info.

(This post was edited by JustADriver on Mar 27, 2011, 6:32 PM)

Hammer Time
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Mar 27, 2011, 6:34 PM

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Re: loud groaning when braking downhill	Sign In

I would get it to a shop ASAP. The brakes are probably the first thing for them to check out.

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Tom Greenleaf
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Mar 28, 2011, 6:28 AM

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Re: loud groaning when braking downhill	Sign In

LOUD! You shouldn't be waiting 9 months with something like that - could make a small problem big,

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