Mystery clunking.Is it my brakes?

That’s definitely not brake pad slap.

 

You married a damn good woman.

Does she look anything like the one in my avatar?

 

I watched the video on my computer this time to get a better sound.

First thing I would try is to swap the wheel and lug nuts to the other side. Could be a cracked wheel.

The sound does seem like it could be a wheel bearing or bad CV axle. Here's a good video on CV axle failure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjljUMi-Tc8

Good luck OP, this kinda stuff will drive ya nuts.

 

you say this noise comes when warmed up, so when cold no noise?

 

Update?

 

Look at the outer band clamp on the rubber u-joint bellows in the video. Compare when you hear the clunk with the rotation of that clamp and in particular, the raised portion of it.

 

Its not the clamp on the rubber boot. The angle of the video makes it appear that way.

 

I'm kinda convinced its a wheel bearing. I've ordered a new one (arrives tomorrow)
I'll let y'all know.

 

When I spin the wheel when jacked up I can hear it sounds like there's some grittyness (is that a word)?

 

It may not be an official word, but its descriptive enough for me. If it sounds crunchy, your wheel bearing may have gone bad. Generally speaking, OEM bearings are good for around 100,000 miles. If it is indeed bad, be very careful what you replace it with. There are tons of aftermarket cheapo bearings out there and they don't last anywhere near as long. Trust me, OEM is worth the price. Other than that, there's a member here who sells very nice pre assembled hub and bearing sets for a decent price.

Remember though, there is no guarantee it's a wheel bearing. The axle shaft u-joint could be bad too. You need to find out exactly where the crunching is coming from.

 

Wis

wish I read this post before I bought a bearing from "trq" not sure if they're good or not but I installed it easy enough and now the clicking is gone.
The old bearing was definitely bad, it was gritty and had sounded like sand was in it.
Now I should probably get one for the other side.

Drives smooth now!

 

Solved**** It was a bad wheel bearing.

 

There's been a good deal of discussion on the topic of front wheel bearings here and unfortunately, a lot of the aftermarket stuff is sub par. (Disregard folks who's OEM bearings lasted 100,000 miles and say they're happy as hell with their much cheaper aftermarket bearings with all of 1,000 miles on them.)

You might want to contact @05Taco4x4 for better assemblies.