Loud creak when turning the wheel at a stop/low speed

Help! Just got back from a mild off road trip today and now I can hear a loud creaking noise when I turn the steering wheel. It's coming from near the steering rack, behind the front skid plate. Possibly lower control arms? Really hoping it isn't the steering rack as I'm not aggressive off road at all.

You guys have any suggestions?

 

Definitely not the uniballs. That's the first thing I checked and they're all cleaned up and lubed with tri flow, still creaks like crazy. The noise is heard evenly on both sides of the truck and centered behind the skid plate. I can feel the creak through the steering wheel and through the truck when I slowly turn the wheel.

Appreciate the reply. Gonna clean it up the rest of the way tomorrow morning.

 

Smear some grease on your steering stops and the noise will stop. The stops are rubbing up and down. Common problem.

 

i have this problem on my sports car when i replaced the sway bars and end links. Could be bad end links or even the bushings.

 

This ^^ Toyotas have been doing this for years.

 

I get a creaking/groaning noise when turning at low speeds. It usually happens when my wheels go over a bump or drop into a depression. Best I can tell it is coming from my LCA bushings. I have read on here that it is a common occurrence with them.

 

Torqued down everything up front one by one until it stopped squeaking. Ended up being the cam bolts!

Thanks again for the inputs guys! Hopefully if someone else has a similar issue they'll find this thread.

 

Hope you used plenty of anti sieze, but why would it be them unless they were loose ??...

 

I can't answer why they were loose other than the last alignment I got they didn't tighten them down all the way?
I did put some anti sieze on them and torqued to 100 ft lbs

 

If I bought a new Tacoma today, the first thing I would do when I got it home is to get the greasable LCA arm bolts, or pack a shit ton of Lucas Red N Tacky in the bolt holes. Five and a half hours to cut the 4 bolts out after they seized sucked.

 

Sorry for the thread revival here, just figured I'd ask - is that what the sound was like? Just started noticing this in my truck at full stop/slow movement (nothing or much less creak while moving).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_optJY2YEk&feature=youtu.be

 

That's exactly what mine sounds like.

 

My 2009 literally just started this today. I was parked waiting for a buddy at the airport and when I pulled out I heard it. Does it both directions. Going to check out things when I get home.

 

Thread revive. Mines doing this too... Any answers? I replaced lower ball joints tie rods and rack n pinion

 

Thread revival, any news from anyone on what it is/was other than cam bolts?
If turning at 0-2 MPH it happens it seems it would be something other than cam bolts, I could be way off, however I now have 2 squeaking Toyotas and I cannot pin it down. Thanks

 

Mine started today any update on this?

 

Sub'd

 

I believe I have pinned mine down & it took a while, every time I jacked it up to see where the sound was coming from it would disappear so it's been a process. After spraying the uni balls on both my Toyotas it goes away then returns in a week or so, at the moment I am searching a long lasting product that does not attract dirt/grime. I'm guessing this is part of "upgrading the suspension"

 

I have to blast my TC UCA uniballs with dry moly lube ever time I wash the truck or when the sound returns.

My Desert Racing UCA's never had this issue no matter what.

 

Scratch what I posted above with regards to this issue. Only solved my uniball squeak.

I have the same problem as heard in this previous posted video:

It sounds like it's coming from the center of the steering rack or at least directly underneath the skid plate.

I am going to remove the plate as per @DoorDing 's suggestion and go from there. I'll either keep this thread updated or create a new one and post the link here.