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I washed mine today and it’s never done that before but today it didSame here. Loud screeching when backing up and I'm hard of hearing. About 1800 miles on my LC LC.
That leak might be axle seal related, definitely not normal.I have been noticing that in the morning I would have some brake noise from the rear when backing out of the driveway. From previous vehicles I know this is common after setting for a while, especially outside, and especially after rain. The Toyota is louder than others and I have noticed it more frequently (almost daily). As I understand it modern cars have sensors that adjust the brake pads and after the first tap of the brakes, everything seems fine and I attributed a lot of it to owners needing something to complain about.
Today, something caught my eye. The right rear wheel looked to have some liquid on the rim. The other wheels do not appear to have an issue and appear perfectly dry. Looking under the Toyota it seems something is leaking, and getting on the brake that is likely causing some the noise. The left rear seems fine.
My first thought was the brake fluid, But under the hood I am right at the fill line, not a drop has been lost. Since new, I have noticed the ride seems rougher than some of the Land Cruisers I tested at local dealers charging $10k over MSRP. In fact it went to a Toyota dealer with a concern about the ride and they found nothing wrong. I am starting to think that all of this is related and I have something in the rear axle that isn't right.
I was out of town for a month. Just got to drive Miss Daisy again today. The squealing is MUCH worse now, after not being driven for a month.I just noticed this yesterday, when backing up, with the steering wheel turned to the left. I haven’t tried it with the wheel turned to the right yet.