Help me plz, wheel bearing or sumat else?

29th August 2009, 17:58

HELLO

i have a 2000 black saxo vtr, 73000 MILES

for the past month or 2 theres been this horrible noise ( hard to describe ummm sumit like a errrrrrrrrrrrrggghhh sound lol ) coming from either left or right drivers side wheel or it may even be under bonnett its so hard to tell , well it 1st happend on the motorway doin about 80 and as i slowed it stopped, then since that it was on and off , now its flat out doin my head in , its doesnt come on when i turn just when it wants to and if i put my foot down it stops then comes back on , ive been told its the wheel bearing by a mate but then another friend told me she had it n it was sumat to do with the engine , if any1 has had this problem or knows what it is please tell me wat it is and how much roughly it is to get fixed cus haf the garages round here bump u right off

thank you xxxxx

29th August 2009, 18:32

Jack the wheel up where the noise is coming from and see if the wheel wobbles in and out, this would indicate a possible wheel bearing

8th March 2010, 16:05

hi ppl

i've got the same noise so i checked the wheel and it doesn't wobble, what could this be?

thanks

9th March 2010, 02:12

culd be balancing/tracking

9th March 2010, 12:56

does this happen when you deaccelrate?
doesnt it normally make a squeeking noise if the wheel bearings are going?

9th March 2010, 13:00

happened on my last two cars. take the front wheels off and put them back on again making sure the nuts are nice and tight. sounds like a loose wheel if it doesnt happen round corners or accelerating.

taking a spanner to them now will not work as they'll probably feel tight so remove the wheel and replace it again. if this doesnt help check bearings etc.
Tom

9th March 2010, 14:25

the comment about tracking can be ignored, try getting up to speed when you can hear the noise. Knock it into neutral,. Now you know wether it's to do with the wheels or the transmission. When worn they don't always "wobble", somtimes you can spin the wheel by hand and hear a rough /clicking noise that gives them away.

Incidentally my wing mirror cover is vibrating in the wind above 50mph and that sounds a bit like a wheel bearing so check for daft stuff like that as well bud.

9th March 2010, 18:50

I had this problem and think its something to do with the intermediate bearing on the drivers side driveshaft, get underneath it and cover it with grease see if that helps

9th March 2010, 20:00

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Originally Posted by dt_

I had this problem and think its something to do with the intermediate bearing on the drivers side driveshaft, get underneath it and cover it with grease see if that helps

Bingo you are right, Driveshaft intermediate bearing. £23 from citroen. if i had £1 for every time i've said this i would be rich by now.

9th March 2010, 20:20

if i had a pound for everytime i've diagnosed a near fatal loose wheel i'd be a wealthy man too haha. people tend to ignore the advice though as it sounds so daft! symptoms are identical to the intermediate bearing.

10th March 2010, 09:45

Had this on mine, Had both front wheel bearings done, sorted it for a while, then it started again, Had both driveshafts done. sorted!

Driveshafts looking at £100 a pair brand new, wheel bearings about £20 but a pain to fit so pay a lot for labour

18th March 2010, 12:40

So if this driveshaft intermediate bearing is fucked then you don't need a new driveshaft

Thank fuck I found this out as I was just about to fork s**t loads for a new one

18th March 2010, 13:24

I had this problem, if it's the exact same, it's a part on the driveshaft, but you need a whole new driveshaft