Clicking noise from rear wheel (see video)

[MichaelSE]

Hi all, recently my truck has started making a strange clicking sound. It seems to be just coming from the drivers side rear wheel. I took a similar video from the passenger side but could barely hear the clicking - it is much more pronounced in the video below, which is the drivers side rear.

I can't really hear it while driving, except at low speeds, with the window down, driving next to a wall. At speed it sounds more like a scratching noise.

Still have to jack up the rear, take the wheel off and check it out, but I'm just gonna post this here in case anyone has any ideas of what to check out. My first thought was rear wheel bearings, but I researched it a bit more and found out that the bearings are located inside the differential, so I don't believe they could be causing such a pronounced sound near the wheel itself - but I'm no mechanic.

Any help appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Scottydoggs]

could be the e brake hanging up for some reason. try using it, on off a few times, then see if the sound is still there.

or maybe push it on but lightly just enough to feel a slight drag. then drive it around the block, might wear off what ever's rubbing.

if that dont fix it, then your taking the brake and rotor off.

could be a backing plate too, they can get bent or pushed onto the rotor. you can check that with out taking more then the wheel off.

 

[Scottydoggs]

second thought, your riding the brakes in the vid right? rolling slow, you hear it when your off the brake 100%?

might be the low pad squealer touching the rotor, aka time for new brakes.

newer cars and trucks use a lot more rear brake then they used to. i used to wear out the back pads before the fronts on my 03 2500 hd.

 

[MichaelSE]

Thanks for the reply. In the video I was riding the brakes, but I've also heard it in drive just letting it idle along while next to a building or wall, no brakes. I didn't think of the brakes, since I just replaced rear pads and rotors around 20k miles ago, but I guess anything is possible. I'll check out the backing plate and e-brake for sure though.

 

[Scottydoggs]

ive killed brakes in 30,000 or less miles, you never get a longer lasting set of pads like the factory pads last, dont know wtf is up with that, but even if you get new delco pads, they dont last nearly as long as the factory set.

both my new trucks i got 50k out out the factory pads, every new pad i was changing em by 30,000 ish. i did drive a lot of miles on them trucks, 3000 miles a month. so brakes were yearly. oil changes monthly, tire rotation every other month. dont miss that crap at all.

 

[MichaelSE]

I checked out the brakes, still plenty of meat left on both pads. Played around with the e-brake but no difference, and the backing plate is clear of everything. Any other ideas?