[Vwdiesel] Front Wheel grind?DIAGNOSE

[Val Christian]

Beats me.  But potholes DO take a toll on wheel bearings.  Normally
you'd see handling issues, and LOTS of noise.  The rubbery smell makes me
think that there might be some CV joint involvement.  No heat rules out
brakes.  

An annoying thing is when pieces of rotor flake off at the rims, and get
caught in the pad area.  Noise, and some grinding, but naturally, no heat.
And it doesn't feel like popping out of reverse.

A few common problems, but no Dx.

Val


> 
> Hi guys.....been super-duper busy lately so am unable to contribute much at
> all, and only glance daily
> at the posts.
> 
> I would like a little help diagnosing the severity of a sudden problem.  I
> am going on a short trip next week and would like to either fix it, or
> forget it and use my backup car (grudgingly)
> 
> Tonight I heard kind of a sudden crunch or two in the right front wheel on
> my 86 Golf Diesel....just after going over a small
> bump/pothole........((.but this is NB....there are potholes every 10', so it
> may not mean anything.))
> Then about 5 mins later, when backing out of a parking spot, it felt almost
> like it momentarily slipped out of reverse.......MAYBE....kindof a
> slippy/clunk feeling, just ever so briefly.
> 
> There is now a scraping sound at low speeds, then it gradually works into a
> low howl, but at freeway speeds, I guess it's gone.  No grabbing at
> intersections (like anything was seized.)  After a 1/2 hour trip, I could
> just barely detect any heat on the rim....hardly enough to mention really.,
> but I could smell kindof an oily rubbery smell....not too strong, but you
> could detect it........I think coming from near that wheel.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Wheel bearing?
>  CV joint? (no clicking clunking noises)
> Driveshaft/tranny?
> I doubt brakes........
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Mike
> 
> Mike, Coreen & Corey Smith
> 699 Rte 616 Keswick Ridge
> NB
> Canada
> E6L 1T1
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