[Vwdiesel] When it rains...

[Dave Cook]

Growling with clutch pressed may also be throw out bearings.

Dave Cook


--- On Tue, 4/7/09, Val Christian <val at mongo.mongobird.com> wrote:

> From: Val Christian <val at mongo.mongobird.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] When it rains...
> To: "Erik Lane" <eriklane at gmail.com>, vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 3:56 AM
> I'll try to rule out the wheel
> bearing tommorrow.  
> 
> I did try putting the clutch in, and holding it for 5 min,
> to see if there
> might be a hydraulic problem.  None observed.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> > 
> > In my experience with the MK 1 bodies, I would agree
> that the most likely
> > culprit is the wheel bearing.Mine haven't had the
> thing where they get
> > louder or quieter on turns, heavy acceleration, or
> really anything else that
> > I expected to be associated with a wheel bearing.
> > 
> > But I have no idea (at all) how that would translate
> to a newer car.
> > Possibly useful, possibly a waste of time.
> > 
> > Though the free play disappearing in your clutch pedal
> wouldn't have
> > anything to do with a bearing, so unless that's a
> coincidence....?
> > 
> > Erik
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 8:34 PM, <decker at toledotel.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Val;
> > >    If the clutch or tranny has anything
> to do with it I'm out in left field
> > > but to a Rabbit driver growling that stops when
> you do is usualy a front
> > > wheel bearing. It will go many thousand miles
> after I hear it for the first
> > > time untill I think if I don't change it
> something catastrophic will
> > > happen.
> > > Brian Decker
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Val Christian" <val at mongo.mongobird.com>
> > > To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 7:57 PM
> > > Subject: [Vwdiesel] When it rains...
> > >
> > >
> > > > OK, like I didn't have at least one problem
> emerging on my TDI.  Now I
> > > > need some group wisdom.
> > > >
> > > > Symptoms: Growling, as in bearing, going
> down the road
> > > > -appears to disappear without forward
> motion
> > > > -clutch engages and disengages smoothly
> > > > -clutch pedal has vibration on it, and does
> not have the "free play" it
> > > > used to
> > > > -had one instance on a 3-4 shift where
> the  transmission appeared to be
> > > not completely synced..  That happened
> several days ago, and I attributed it
> > > to me
> > > > not noticing something, or doing something
> right (distraction)
> > > >
> > > > I'm thinking release bearing or
> bearing/fork  What are you thinking?
> > > >
> > > > Ideas?
> > > >
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