jaymdee Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Hi, My car has started droning a lot, especially the last few weeks. I think it has done it for a while, but has been 'hidden' by the exhaust. Unfortunately, the drone is now louder than the exhaust I was having a play on the way back from Turbofit today and found that driving straight ahead or steering to the right there's an audible noise. If I steer to the left on a long sweeping bend, or suddenly throw the car into a right/left manouvre, it disappears while the front wheels are pointing left. Possible thoughts are: 1. Wheel bearings 2. Diff 3. brake disks I'm fitting new front disks and pads this week, so it's possible it may cure it (current ones are corroded on inside), but can anyone say what this is? It sounds like its coming from the rear, but I know that noises like this are deceptive. cheers J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 i would have said a wheel bearing from you're description Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymdee Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Cheers guys. Will see if I can find which one this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Cheers guys. Will see if I can find which one this week YOur pretty handy. Jack up each corner adn grasp teh wheel on top & bottom adn then right and left and rock hard. You shoudl find which one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Hub bearing or well seized caliper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymdee Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Hub bearing or well seized caliper. Hi Chris, I had pads fitted last May 10,000 miles ago - could a caliper seize in that time? Is a hub bearing different from a wheel bearing? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Hi Chris, I had pads fitted last May 10,000 miles ago - could a caliper seize in that time? Is a hub bearing different from a wheel bearing? cheers Chris has used the right terminology thats all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Hi Chris, I had pads fitted last May 10,000 miles ago - could a caliper seize in that time? yes, either caliper piston, or the slider pins the caliper itself slides sideways on, on J-Spec brakes. Is a hub bearing different from a wheel bearing? cheers It is the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymdee Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Great, cheers guys. I should be able to get this checked out and new bearings ordered this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Which direction makes the noise go away mate? That will tell you what side is nackered. If it were the drivers side then turning right should quieten the noise down as the load shifts to the other bearings. Oops just read 1st thread properly. Sounds like one of the passenger side bearings possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymdee Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Cheers Mike. Will look at Passenger side first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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