[Vwdiesel] confirm or ?

[Chris Geiser]

Tire out of round or unbalanced?

CG
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 On Nov 23, 2013 3:12 PM, <dieseltdi at verizon.net> wrote:

> OK, I need the collective, incredible diesel intelligence of our combined
> group as we are smarter and better looking than the average non diesel
> driver.  ;^)  OK here goes, I am hearing a grinding sound coming from the
> front of the car, I believe it is the front left because of the way it
> echoes off the retaining walls of the highway.  It is obviously speed
> sensitive and actually goes away at very high speeds but is definitely
> present at any speed above idle to about 45 mph.  It is not effected by
> applying the brake or the clutch BUT it does change when moving the
> steering wheel back and forth and in full turn mode, it is extremely loud
> and grinding.  I cannot reproduce the sound with the front wheels in the
> air (and the backs have new bearings on both sides - inner and outer)  I
> have been thinking that it must be the CV joints as the ones on the car are
> from an 85 Cabriolet that I used for parts of my Frankenjetta.  Funny thing
> is there is no back and forth play of the shaft.  The only play I can see
> is about a ½” of looseness when turning the wheel back and forth before
> there is movement of the axle.  My other thinking was the front wheel
> bearings but that just doesn’t seem to fit the data.  What think ye all?
>  Hayden
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