SunsetZed Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Just took the car to the local stealer to check out the noise from my nearside rear wheel and they reckon that it's a wheel bearing failure. It sounds a lot worse when the powers NOT being put down so that sounds consistent with a wheel bearing failure to me but I believe that the CV Joint failure is a lot more common. I'm not a mechanic but I believe that the CV Joint is part of / linked to the drivetrain so that should be ruled out by this, is that correct?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 What sort of noise is it making and does it get louder when you are cornering with the weight on that wheel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Bearings are generally only noisy when turning and if you jack it up you can feel play in the wheel they drone when you turn, if noisy when you turn left its the right bearing and vice versa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetZed Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 hmm, well it's noisy in a straight line, seems ok in reverse though. It's a really horrible noise too, I'll try and record it onto a movie clip. Any idea what else it might be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Stone stuck behind the caliper or dust guard ? cv on a drivehsaft ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetZed Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 Does a CV Joint still make sense when it seems better with the power down but really bad idle-ing? I've booked it in with Protech (specialist near Bristol) for their diagnosis on Monday, I'm keeping my fingers crossed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIXXERUK Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Does a CV Joint still make sense when it seems better with the power down but really bad idle-ing? I've booked it in with Protech (specialist near Bristol) for their diagnosis on Monday, I'm keeping my fingers crossed... difficult to diagnose a noise on the web yes when a cv is driven the worn parts mesh, they will be noisier when you back off and the parts inside are allowed to moved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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