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General => The garage => Topic started by: Redcap on 29 June 2004, 13:37
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My mk2 gti 16v has now started to give a grinding noise when driving...
It is most noticable when going over bumps or when changing gear.
I have been underneath and had a listen..it seems to be coming from the drive shaft (Passenger side) near to the engine! (Is this a CV joint?) Any suggestions?
What needs replacing and at what cost? Is it a difficult job?
HELP! It is getting worse..I dont want to kill the car!
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Chk your hub nuts are tightened properly, I had a similiar problem last week!
I heard a grinding noise from where I thought was the front drivers side which gradually got worse over two days. . I also noticed a decline in handling, and braking was a bit dodge... :D
I assumed the noise was the wheel bearing but when I jacked the car up and chked, I noticed that my passenger side wheel + hub were loose, caused by the hub nut coming loose!!! ;D
Next time I'm chking the torque settings myself. ;)
You would notice a clicking noise coming from the cv joint when cornering if it was knackered. Chk hub nuts + wheel bearing. :-\
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Tried that, jacked up the front end and checked the wheel, that seems solid enough. However there is slight movement on the drive shaft and a distinct rumble from the cylindrical casing next to the diff (I think thats what it is, I am a mechanical newbie) However its coming from the end nearest the engine, on the passenger side! It is getting louder. !!
Thanks
Oh by the way, hello to everyone here, I am new to the site and to the world of GTi's. I have posted a few questions already, you will notice that my little Mk2 needs some tlc! before I take it from my wife and put it on the track as a toy!
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Is it getting hard to select a gear or anything? Have you chked the gearbox for oil? As far as I remember, there is a little play in the driveshafts. :-\
You could also chk if brake pads or caliper carriers are loose.Chk all these are tight first. I know you said the noise is more towards the gearbox but you will be surprised how noise travels, and you may as well chk the easier stuff first. :)
I'm only starting out myself but I rebuilt my 8 valve and have run into almost every problem you can imagine and gained a little more experience along the way. :D
If you chked everything else then it's possible its a gearbox prob, perhaps a bearing? Anybody else have an idea?? ???
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the driverside driveshaft has play in it, the passengerside is fixed
i also have a intermittent vibration that varies in degrees of intensity, sometimes only i feel it, other times it rattles the whole dash!
it would only occur on bumpy roads etc, or when i hit a compression going along the motorway
anyhow after months of checking everything around the front the car it was finally agreed yesterday that the cause is a worn flange in the hub, which every so often causes the wheel bearing to move every so slightly out of alignment causing the vibration
so in my case its a new wheel bearing & flange = ?30
worth checking as its apparently a common fault on them
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Both driveshafts will have a little play, as the gearbox flanges are spring loaded on sliding joints.