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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: stainesy on 07 June 2012, 12:37
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ok since iv had my new golf it sounds like i need a new rear passenger side wheel bearing. nut its odd as some days its really noticable and some days theres no sound at all. also i used to get the sound at low speed but over about 40mph it would disapear. but now at low speed theres no sound but over 40mph it sounds like a wheel bearling noise.
whats going on?
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Tyre noise?
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I already tried swapping front to rear tyres and it's the same. Defo sounds like a wheel bearing at times.
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worse going left or right?
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dont think it make much of a diferance. i think i can hear a tiny tiny difernce turning left or right but that may be in my head as im expecting it to get quieter if i turn left and worse if i go right. also depends on how long iv been driving the car or if its a hot sunny day or not.
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Could be the lip of a worn disc rubbing on the pads or a calliper that's seizing a bit then releasing itself.
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actully my rear brakes creak all the time. it i have hand break on and i turn steering left or right or even wiggle about in the car on a slight hill the rear brakes are noisy as foooooooook
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ive been told to jack the car up and check if there is any play,if the bearing is worn it will have play on the shaft.
anthony
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have done that and cant feel any play. also took the cap of to see the state inside and the outer bearing looks on and has plenty of grease in it :undecided:
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Ah! Mine is doing exactly the same!!!! No play in the bearing. My mechanic buddy recons its a stepped tyre but i havent tried moving the tire around. Let me know how you get on chap as it does my head in!!!
One other thing i have noticed is the back end moves around when going over pot holes with that corner! Not sure if you get that?
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dont now if dodgy top mounts can couse this
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Ah! Mine is doing exactly the same!!!! No play in the bearing. My mechanic buddy recons its a stepped tyre but i havent tried moving the tire around. Let me know how you get on chap as it does my head in!!!
One other thing i have noticed is the back end moves around when going over pot holes with that corner! Not sure if you get that?
well i did have a brand new tyre on the back and thought it may be that so moved the new tyres to the front and now the ones on the back will need replacing so so very smooth and i still have it.
when it was hot weather it was very noticable but today in the rain not a sound.
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I suspect I have worn rear bearings but I did a temporary fix on mine this weekend that has made them quiet again.
There was some play (3mm tops) in the wheels. The instructions are that the washer behind the retaining nut should have a minimal amount of play in it. That is about where mine were. So I got a spanner on the nuts IN LINE with the stub axle (at 90° to the disc), grabbed the head and did them up hand tight. I am guessing this was about 2-3 Nm of torque on the nuts - no more.
The rear bearings are taper bearings which should run without preload. I did put some preload in but compared to the weight of the car this was nothing.
(Even so, new bearings are on the list... As are rear disks - I will do the lot together as it saves the pain of pressing the old shells out of old rusty disks to get the new ones in).
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I still had the noise in the pouring rain today, and a wet roof lining :angry:
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Anyone got any answers for this yet????
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yeah i changed my rear wheel bearings :grin:
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yeah i changed my rear wheel bearings :grin:
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Looks like more on the shopping list. Was thinking of doing them with the rear discs and pads anyway