Clicking sound while driving. Please help!

I’ve been hearing a noise (faint clicking sound) with every rotation of the tire but can not figure out what it is coming from. No there are no rocks stuck in the treads. I’ve had a few mechanics take a look at it but they claim that they can’t hear what I’m hearing. Anyone know what may be causing this noise?

 

Can you help us out with a bit more detail?

Does it do this with your foot adding pressure to the brakes?

Does it sound more from the front or the back of the truck?

How fast do you think the clicking is occurring?

I'm interested.

 

my guess would be alignment cam bolts shifting around, mines clicking, creaking out the whazooo. and its a nightmare scenario to try and replace or fix them

 

The clicking seems to go with every rotation of the tire. So the faster I go the quicker the click. I don’t know if it continues with pressure applied to the brakes but it definitely seems to be coming from the front!

 

I might have to give that a look!

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/idiotproof-lca-torque-adjustment-question.469083/

 

Thank you! I should’ve utilized TW a long time ago

 

I had similar sounds coming from the rear brakes when one of the springs came loose and from the front brakes when the clip rusted out of a pin and it was contacting the rim.

 

If it goes away when you press the brakes, it's an issue with the pad retaining clips.

Search for it on here, I posted a fix, somewhere in the brake threads

 

if its rotational check the tires yourself, look all around then move the truck forward and look again. If you can isolate it to driver side or passenger that will help narrow it down.

 

Really appreciate the quick responses!

 

Yep a thumb tack or nail in the tread does this.

A broken spring that holds your brake pads will do this

Torque all your lug nuts to 85-90 lbft of torque

If it's a click that speeds up and slows down it points to rotation, and not fixed points on your chassis. However it's never a bad idea to crawl under your truck with a torque wrench to check that all the bolts are properly torqued. Never hurts to check all the fender liners, grill clips, rocks trapped in the skid plates.

If your truck is a 4x4 then check your front CV boots, and axles for play.

Other culprits are u-joints, the rear trans output shaft bell housing is easily bent and can rub,click,squeak, and wheel bearings.



Side note. I have a 2002 Miata that sits on Vmaxx Ultimate coilovers and has full underbody bracing and a hard dog scca roll bar. After 20k miles or so things will loosen up. Just last Wednesday I lifted the car on jack stands and took all the wheels off. What bolts did I find that were slightly off listed toraue specs?

Rear lower shock mount bolt was off by a few lbs (it was rattling over bumpy roads)
Front right break caliper was off by a few pounds (it was squeezing on bumpy roads)
Roll bar body attachment locations were a little loose (was hearing another squeek)
Heel-toe breaking into an apex the rear diff was a little loose feeling (loose mounting bolts)
All the underbody paneling nuts and bolts got a quarter turn.

After spending a couple of hours checking all the torque specs on the chassis and suspension my little Miata is now solid as drum and doesn't shake, squeek, or rattle.

Let us know if you resolve it! Cheers

 

I'd do this. Take a another hard look at the tires, I've seen more then once where a screw or bolt that's imbedded has been the culprit.

 

I’ve checked em probably a thousand times but I guess it would hurt to check once more lol

 

Did you get your wheels balanced recently? Discount tires did a free inspection for me, but the added wheel weights contacted the brake pad clips. Ended up going home and ripping them out.

 

I bought my tires from Less Schwab and they are normally pretty reliable when it comes to balancing, and alignment. That might also be something to look into though. Thanks for the input!

 

its probably a rock stuck in the tire treads

 

Check the inside of your front rims for evidence of contact first. Then I'd have professional check the front CVs (4X4). 2X4, get the front wheel bearings inspected, re-packed, replaced if needed. I put wider wheels on an S10 once, the wheels weights just barely contacted the outer tie-rod end. Made the slightest of clicking noise. Stick-on inside the rim type weights were the simple fix in that case.

 

I was thinking a rock too or CV joint

 

I had a clicking noise with tire rotation,it turned out to be one of the center caps had lost a tab,and it was floating around inside.
Drove me nuts trying to figure out what it was