Wheel Bearing...

[Dan DiBiase]

Hmmm, I always thought the wheel bearing sound was a kind of 'whoop, whoop, whoop' sound as the wheel turned..... Yours sounds more like loose lugnuts inside a wheel cover (which of course we don't have......). Not sure what that is.
 
Dan D
'04 A4 1.8T q MT-6
Central NJ USA

Jon Spreha <delta9 at gmail.com> wrote:
I think I have a dying/dead wheel bearing. I have a 2001 1.8tq A4 w/
53k on the odometer.

I get a sound that sounds like a tin can with rocks inside, tumblng as
I drive. I thought at first that it might be my suspension or a
control arm issue, but I noticed that it is constant even on a flat
surface. It is kinda hard to hear, I only hear it when there is
something for the sound echo off of (when crossing a bridge with a
concrete barrier, etc).

Does this sound like something that might be a wheel bearing, since
the car is out of warranty, I would like ot have an idea about what it
is before I take it in and they claim to find x,y and z items that
could be causing the noise. I got an ballpark figure of $150 for the
wheel bearing replacement from an independent wellknown VW shop here
in the area (Central PA).

FYI: this is my first email to the list from my new gmail account.

Thanks

Jon

		
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