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Offline gti_taff

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Odd noise!?!
« on: 18 October 2004, 12:24 »
My golf has begun to make a wierd noise. As im driving along, i can hear a kind of quiet, soft thumping/scraping noise - im not sure where from though and passengers say they can feel a vibration in their footwell. From the drivers side, I cant feel anything odd and the car still drives great. The noise gets quicker as the car does - its not very loud at all, you can only hear it when the radio is low.
I took it to the dealer but they didnt have time to take it round the block, but the engineer said it was probably a gear box bearing. Does this sound right and is it a big job? - Anyone else had a similar problem like this before?

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Re: Odd noise!?!
« Reply #1 on: 18 October 2004, 12:32 »
Ya dont say how old the car is and mileage.

Wouldnt have thought it was gearbox, more like track rod end or CV joint or wheel bearing.
Need to listen a bit more carefully, without the stereo on!
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Re: Odd noise!?!
« Reply #2 on: 18 October 2004, 13:41 »
You havent mowed someone down and they are trapped underneath!!! ;D ;D ;)

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Re: Odd noise!?!
« Reply #3 on: 18 October 2004, 19:18 »
Sorry, I forgot to mention that it is a '96 Mk3 2.0L 8v GTI with 71K on the clock. I've decided to take it down to the specialist on Wednesday and get him to have a good look.
In response to the running someone over - A couple of idiots on BMXs have come close before but there was a pheasant I blew to bits the other day! (One destroyed headlight later)

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Re: Odd noise!?!
« Reply #4 on: 19 October 2004, 08:58 »
Oh Pheasants are nasty!

Could be a bit of bone somewhere! Big strong leg bones!
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Re: Odd noise!?!
« Reply #5 on: 20 October 2004, 18:26 »
I took it to the specialist today - he jacked up one wheel, gave the engine a bit of gas to spin the wheel and then dumped it in neutral. Even I knew wot it was then, the horrible screeching noise meant a knackered wheel bearing.
The flipping dealer told me it was the gearbox!! >:( Either they're rubbish or they're after money!