Unusual sound from passenger rear wheel

OMERS52195

MEMBER
2010 TOYOTA CAMRY
2.5L
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
200,000 MILES

The rear passenger wheel makes a creaking sound while I'm driving over bumpy roads and turning. I can only hear it at slow speeds. I'm also able to replicate the sound when I push the wheel at the top and rock the car side to side. I had a shop tell me it's the wheel bearing going bad, but the problem is I had the bearing hub assembly replaced not even 5,000 miles ago. I also had the struts and stabilizer pins replaced and the creaking sound is still there. I went back to the shop that replaced the bearing hub assembly and they told me it's normal, which I doubt.

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KASEKENNY

MECHANIC
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Hi,

Unfortunately, some shops tell you something is normal when they are not sure what it is. A new vehicle doesn't make this sound so it does not seem normal. It may not be worth fixing but that is different than it being normal.

Based on what you are doing to get it to make the noise, I suspect you have a bushing that is dried out. Creaking noises like this are normally rubber components because they are under pressure and when they are dried out they make this type of noise. What I would suggest is trying to lubricate the rubber components with a spray lubricant just to try and identify it. I attached the exploded view of the rear suspension so you can see all of the connection points.

Either try this or just have a shop take all of the components loose and cover them with grease. If the noise is gone then this confirms it is one of these parts and the grease will quite them down for a while. However, they will start making noise again so when they do you will need to try to identify it again.

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