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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 09:45 PM
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Does anyone else get drivetrain whine at certain speeds with their RX? My '02 RX has 13,000 miles on it and I get a whine that seems to come from the rear when I maintain a steady 41-43mph. Any other speed, it goes away,
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Old Mar 2, 2003 | 08:16 AM
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Chances are the whine is coming from your tires especially if it is at certain speeds. It happened to me on my LS before after about 8,000 miles on a brand new set of Yokohama AVS dB. I thought the gearset or bearings in the rear axle were the culprits but after temporarily changing all 4 wheels/tires, it went away. If you have access to temporary wheel/tire replacements even if not the same size tires (Previa, Camry, Solara, Highlander, etc) check it out and let us know.
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