[Vwdiesel] Front end bearing noise (again)

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Val,
 
Rear wheel bearings are easy to ckeck: jack up car, back off the brakes & spin the wheel; should be silent. Any noise at all will increase when weighted or loaded. If in doubt, replace both bearings & seal - cheap enough.
Can you describe the noise better? Is it a whine, a growl, a rumble? Is it per revolution of wheel? 
Maybe get another person to locate direction of sound while you drive & create necessary conditions. I have been fooled front to rear, but not left to right. A passenger should be able to move about & locate source.
What brand & model tires are mounted? Some are very noisy when worn funny or cupped. Dunlops in particular.
I had an A2 where some part of R/S motor mount touched metal on hard left corners when accelerating, but this was not at all similar to wheel bearing noise.
 
Bob in the Entire State
 
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To revisit:  Wheel bearing noise, increases in intensity with loading of
right side.  

-Replaced right side front bearing.  Noise persists.

-Pulled both rear bearings, and inspected, looking for race fretting.
All rear bearings look very clean.

-Checked all wheels for play.  No excessive play observed.

The noise is getting a little louder, and continues to disappear
if the left side gets loaded, and come in strong if the right 
side is loaded.  No signs of driveshaft/CV involvement.

Anyone ever see a situation where the bearing that gets unloaded
makes the noise?  

Still stumped, but eventually something will fail and become obvious.
Any more ideas?

Thanks.

Val


ps: Not my car, but it could be given how much time it's spending here
while I find the whine.

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