Sound from rear wheels

[ykkspring]

Hi,
I have a doubt regarding my '02 explorer, when I start it , a sound ( like crik-crik) comes and continues for 15-20 secs till i catch up the speed. What I guess is that the sound never goes off, its just that when I catch up the speed , I am not able to hear that sound.
The sound seems to come from the rear wheels and it feels like there is some metallic wire or something which is intermittently rubbing against the rim of the wheel.
Please suggest if you guys have faced any such issue in the past and let me know if there could be something serious.
-Regards
Yogesh

 

[hou2002]

If you have rear ac it might be the actuator for the temp blend door. Is it very rythmic? does it stop when you move the temp selector off of the extreme (hot or cold- assuming cold as it is summer). If so let me know I can post a diary of how I fixed mine with pictures and documentation.

 

[Tbars4]

...i am not familiar with your rear brakes but i would suggest getting a free inspection on them...it may be something that came apart or is loose with the rear brake, or parking brake on your truck...

 

[crisco]

I think I have the same problem. It sounds like running over a couple of dry leaves or crushed pop cans. Mine does it mostly when I am stopping and at slow speeds and does not seem to do it all the time. I removed the rear tires to see if I could determine the cause and found a busted spring on the driver's side. I had it replaced, assuming it was the cause. $500 later and I have a new spring and same old noise.

 

[Tbars4]

...have you had your rear gears looked at???...:scratch:

 

[A1C_Snowman]

Sounds like rear wheel bearings to me.

 

[crisco]

Thanks guys. I will keep those in mind and have it looked at this week. Any idea how much I would expect for each job?

 

[Tbars4]

...i myself would take it in for a free brake inspection somewhere and just mention the noise and you think it's the brakes...

...if you put your yr/mk/model and location in your signature you will get some more replies...

 

[2Fish]

I had a similar metalic clicking noise on my 03 and it turned out the be a loose wheel. When I changed the front brakes, I could break the lugnuts loose with literally no effort. I re-torqued the lugs front and rear, noise gone.

 

[JasonF]

It's the E-brake. The pad falls off the metal backing and slaps around inside the drums at slow speeds. The good news is your rotors will come off nice and easy since this piece fell off. It's not too bad of a job.. about $60 in parts and a little cursing trying to put it all together.

 

[crisco]

Thanks alot guys. I am going to take it in on Friday. I will be armed with possibilities and knowledge. Thanks for the forum advice, too.

 

[Curtis]

Ill get my father to take a look at the ebrake on his 02 also... he has this same crick crick sound when you back up and then go forward at slow speeds. Once you go forward it never does it again until you back up. Sounds logical its the ebrake shoes that have come apart....

 

[crisco]

Thanks a million JasonF. It turned out to be the ebrake. The pads fell off the housings and were loose, thus causing the noise. The local shop diagnosed and removed them for me, free of charge. He quoted me around $350. It sounds a little high to me. You mentioned that it was around $60 in parts. Any advice on doing it myself. It would be well worth it to save $300. Thanks again to everyone.

 

[JasonF]

If you get the Raybestos brake shoes and the hardware kit from RockAuto its about $60. If you get the Ford parts they are $120 or so. Then it takes a couple hours to do both sides, at garage rates that's roughly $150- so thats how they get to $300.

It's somewhat tricky to do since the brake shoes are connected by a couple springs and then held in by little retaining clips. Unless you take the hub apart, there isn't a whole lot of room to work since there is a metal disk that is part of the hub blocking direct access to the shoes. You have to install the new shoes by squeezing them in behind the metal disk and then manipulating the springs and clips on by reaching behind there with pliers/screwdrivers. I was able to do it, hence the cursing, but I had to come up with a couple tricks to hold the parts in the right place as I got it assembled. It's a very simple mechanism and I think it's definitely worth trying on your own.

 

[xvprflyboivx]

im DEFINETELY going to get my e-brake checked out...quick question tho...the dealership is the one who installed the new e-brake clips because they were broken when i got my brakes done the last time...would they be responsible to fix the problem? i mean if they broke due to an incorrect install, they would have to fix them right?

 

[crisco]

Thanks a million. I think that I will wait a month or so and try them along with my rear brakes. That's about all have left for the rear. So, I think I will attempt to tackle them both at the same time. Any suggestions on which repair manual is the best for general projects, such as brakes?

 

[dmstangu]

Parking brake shoes fell off

I had the same loud clicking noise at low speeds coming from the rear left side wheel. It turned out the parking brake shoes shattered and fell into the wheel well, making that horrible noise.

I'll order some new shoes from rockauto. Could anybody recommend a handy man or an honest shop in the Washington, DC area that could install the shoes for me for a reasonable fee? "Mr. Tire" tried to stiff me with a $571 bill for this job

Thanks a bunch!