[Vwdiesel] [VW-TDI] noise in rear (fwd)

[Val Christian]

How about just jacking it up, and seeing how much play the wheels have.

I had a noisy rear end once, and kept wondering about it for a week or two.

The wonder converted to amazement as the car cocked, and I stopped, getting out to see the rear wheel cocked 15 degrees.

Jacking the car up, I found the drum loose.  Apparently the wheel bearings pounded their way in after 180kmiles.  I took off the virgin cotter pin, tightened things up, let the car down, and have been driving it since.

I wouldn't want you to have any roadside trama, or drama, as I did.


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> 
> Just took a short drive- 30 miles and there was no noise at all . So until I
> take a longer drive I guess I will not know if it is related to time on road
> or x amount of miles?
> 
> On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Shawn Upton <kb1ckt at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > **
> >
> >
> > If it doesn't change in pitch or severity with respect to speed, then I
> > think it's something loose on the car.  I've seen a number of cars driving
> > around with loose body panels.  The VW's have a belly pan; mine, after
> > loosing a few screws, started hanging down and rubbing the road (took it off
> > for now).  I'd check for loose body panels, exhaust parts, shields, and the
> > like.  Also take a look at the antenna; they are known to break in half,
> > with the broken half laying down on the car.  [Easy to replace, it just
> > screws in.]
> >
> >
> > Shawn Upton, KB1CKT
> >
> > NAQCC 4723
> >
> > --- On Sat, 7/9/11, Shirley Light <lighthousemo at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > From: Shirley Light <lighthousemo at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [VW-TDI] noise in rear
> > To: VW-TDI at yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Saturday, July 9, 2011, 9:52 AM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > No change in pitch with increase or decrease of speed, nor braking. I
> >
> > haven't swerved so I do not know about that.
> >
> > The only change has been that I thought I heard it , then knew I did and
> >
> > then no doubt about it,it was definitely louder in sound but not in pitch
> > in
> >
> > from the time I heard it to 35 miles later. I was traveling at 60mph down
> > to
> >
> > residential area of 45mph .
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >  
> >
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