wheel bearing/ driveshaft?

[Ryan]

Hi all

 I have a humming noise when driving my mk2 along the road which i suspected to be a wheelbearing but after jacking the car up i cant feel any excess play in any of the bearings. The only thing i do hear is on the passenger side front when i start to spin the wheels it's like the bearings engaging and then you start getting the humming sound but there is no play top/bottom or left/right?

Could this be a wheel bearing or a cv joint as one of them is clicking when i put it in full lock. If so i have 4 spare driveshafts but they are off 8v and i dont know if they are the same? Will they fit?

thanks ryan

[Agreeable Slick]

Sounds more like the cv joint to me, driveshafts will fit as they are all the same length on the 8vs and 16vs.

[Ryan]

I think it is that mate after reading the bentley manual. I might as well give it a go as i have some spare.

Oh and another thing. The car is pretty smokey the now but the boy i bought it off hasnt changed the oil for 2/3 years. Could this be the reason it is smoky? and yes i am going to give it a service before driving it to stonor.

For the cv clicking how does it go? if i turn left does the left one click and if i turn right does the right one click?