More help - New problem now!!

[bobbarley]

Just noticed it today for the first time.  The car pulls along fine, and seems to brake without a problem.  However when the car is slowing down, but a LOT so when coasting to a stop, there's a kind of "dumf dumf" noise that repeats in time with the turning of the wheels.  It sounds like the noise you'd get if you had a flat tyre, but I don't.

What's more, I can feel it through the seat and steering.  The steering wheels actually jolts from left to right.

I thought it might be the tracking, but don't see why it would just suddenly decide to go wrong, plus it accelerates fine without making the noise.  It's only when slowing.

Any ideas?

[richw911]

Dodgy tyres? Damaged in some way 

[johnson6672]

Keep off the rubble strips But seriousley thats an odd one, best bet is to jack up the car and just check all the usual, bearings, suspension brakes, cv joints etc, if i remeber correctley you have had some probs recentley, haven't you?

[snowfiend]

I've had something simular....a weird kind of rotational noise, almost like a knackered bearing sound which seems to be speed related and  you notice it a lot when braking or coasting down all the way to a stop.

You can feel a vibration in the pedal/steering/seat and there is definate wobbling through the steering.

So far I've checked all the bushes, ARB, brakes etc for any obvious issues and it all looks ok, even had both front wheel bearings & wishbones replaced but it's still doing it. There is a very slight feathering to the inside of the tyres but I'm not convinced that's the cause. Am trying to pinch someone at work's TDI at the weekend so I can swop wheels over to confirm.

[Ivor Mk4 Turbo]

Broken wheel arch liner catching the tyre??

[bobbarley]

What about wheel balance?  I could have knocked a weight off one of the front wheels?

At 70 on the motorway earlier the WHOLE car vibrates, seats, doorcards, glovebox, everything inside the car jumps around.

[johnson6672]

Could be balance or wheel bearing or loose wheel nuts

[bobbarley]

Feels a lot like wheel balance.  Might throw it into Kwik Fit or somewhere tomorrow to get them checked out.

[johnson6672]

Bearings and loose nuts can seem very similar, would give them a quick check before going anywhere.

[Grand Master Patch]

Who last had the wheels off    Are they tight?