[Vwdiesel] Front end noise

[Val Christian]

Sandy,

I have not ruled out the rear bearings.  Your mentioning this makes me 
vaguely remember something not quite right when starting this car moving
after it was jacked up. I thought it might be a dragging shoe.  Now it'll
have to be investigated.  This problem is definitely turn sensitive, and 
not torque sensitive, which leans me more towards a bearing issue.

Telegraphic bearings.  The next thing will be a webcam inside the drums...

Guys, keep the ideas coming, because it isn't fixed yet.  And I'm 
very open to ideas...   

Val


> 
> At 09:55 AM 10/26/05 -0400, you wrote:
> >OK, I'm stumped.
> >
> >GTI, right front end whine.  Car tracks OK.  Load the right end, and the 
> >whine is there.  Load the left, and the whine goes away.  Told the owner,
> >I think it'd the bearing.  Brakes, and acceleration had no effect.
> >
> 
> Don't discount rear wheel bearings (turn sensitive) I spent a year finding
> the whine (more of a low frequency roar) before I determined the rear
> bearing was defective. When I washed it off, the rollers were pitted a
> little, and looked discolored.
> New bearings cured it instantly. Just replaced the outer roller cages, races
> seemed OK
> That was many years ago, have since replaced the drums, and treated it to
> new bearings and races and seals on both.
> 
> The noise seemed to telegraph throught the body structure so it seemed to be
> comming from the floor area in front..... I had removed those sand-filled
> matts years before.
> 
> Sandy
>