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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: jake on 19 March 2009, 00:11
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right this is a shot in the dark as i know this problem could be anything, but its seriously f**kin me off! its not a big problem(i hope), but i
have an annoying noise coming from near the driver side wheel, (it sounds like its coming from there anywhere), yet when the car moves
it sounds like there is something catching, like a crisp packet type noise, very hard to explain i know, its definitely a rotary noise not
engine or anything, and it becomes worse when i turn left, (left hand down) like its catching more! ive had the wheel off and jacked it
up but cant see or hear, or feel anything. ive checked there are no stones stuck in the tyre, cos thats what it sounds like, is there any
way i can get a garage to some how get the wheel spinning so i can look what it could be, i tried spinning the wheel around a few times
with my hand but obviously it wont spin fast enough to make the noise,
sorry for the essay but need help? :huh: :huh:
jake
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hey, if its the front wheel jack the car up at the side which you think it is put the handbreak on and start the car with clutch in then slowly let the clutch out in 1st gear, you shud be able to fully release it and it will spin for you... do this slow and wouldnt recommend doing in high gear .. not sure if this helps or what you meant but :tongue:
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Sounds like a CV joint to me, especially if it's clicking on left lock, or could be a bearing but they usually make a whirring noise when there gone
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how much u reckon for a new cv joint?
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£58 from GSF, a couple of hours to fit :smiley:
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right ok i went to the garage today, cos the noise was really doing my head in. I go to this garage all the
time so i do trust their opinions. To start with i foregot to mention when i first put out this thread that the
driver side wheel baering has been wooing for a good month now, but i didnt think that the bareing would
make a clicking noise like this :huh:. The cv joint seemed fine he said, what i have noticed is that the
clicking noise becomes worse when i turn left, i.e. when left hand down.
please someone help me :grin: its such an annoying noise, the garage said take a gamble, replace the wheel baering because it needs doing anyway and see if that works, but i dont wanna spend 90 quid, and#
then still not have the problem solved????? :angry:
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Drivers side wheel bearing is shot. change the bearing a see if the noise goes before you buy any other parts :wink:
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would a baering make a noise like that though?i thought they just made an annoying wirring noise, not a clicking sound :huh:
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you know that the bearings gone so you might aswell do that and get one problem out the way. if not two
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If the bearing is completely nackered :undecided: when mine went the sound changed over a couple weeks.
Get it done and see if the noise is still there, if it is start looking for what it could be, if not, job done :wink:
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uve got a noise on the drivers side which is annoying u and u know ur wheel bearing is knackered on that side its a no brainer really mate get the bearing sorted and u mite kill 2 birds with 1 stone!!.....if the noise is still there after the bearings done then u know its not the bearing etc but u havent wasted any £££ cos its knackered anyway!
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I have a similar condition with mine, but i get a metallic version of finger nails down a black board, then it will go away. It is very intermittent but really unpleasant and quite audible when im out around town.
Anybody any clues.
Cheers
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could be a cv joint mate, or even possibly drive shaft?
:huh: :huh:
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Sounds like this is a common problem on Golfs, cos i have the same 'clicking' noise on mine too, except mine is coming from the passenger side! its very annoying cos i can hear it everytime i pull off, but the noise seem to dissapear when going straight. If this problem is def the wheel bearings, i will get mine changed asap! What puzzles me is if it is the wheel problems, what causes it to make that clicking noise instesd of a whining noise!, also how much is it to get it changed? thnx
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normal price to change a wheel baering is 90 pound!
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Long shot but you have not got a stone stuck in the disc and it is catching the backplate.
The wheel bearing won't be helping however.
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No i dont think so, i know what you mean, but wont that will just cause some sort of scraping noise, but mine is def some sort of 'clicking' noise, its not too bad at the moment, im just abit worried if it will be dangerous if its just being left, the last thing i want is if the wheel or something will come off half way down the motorway!
Long shot but you have not got a stone stuck in the disc and it is catching the backplate.
The wheel bearing won't be helping however.