My 1988 Ford F-150 rear left tire is making a grinding noise

Best way I can put it is it sounds like a circular grinding noise.

Well, it's either the brake or the bearing. Jack it up, grab the tire at top and bottom and see if you can get it to move around.

Change your wheel bearings.

I had this problem a while back. Turns out a rock got stuck in my brakes. I took the rock out myself which took about 4 hours. I would recommend just taking it to the mechanic and let them check it out.

You still have drum rear brakes, so pull the drum off & see what falls out…

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