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17th August 2012, 23:28 | #1 |
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Awful road noise!
My Connie CDT has developed an awful whine from somewhere in the transmission / wheelbase that's road but not engine speed related. It's not the tyres and it can't be the g'box because the noise remains when I put the car in neutral and cruise. So I can only assume it's coming from one of the wheels. Will a rolling road test pin down the culprit wheel (presumably a bearing)?
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But then driving with the whine from my a.c pump and road noise It's not too bad. If you can't do the above, any mot place could do the same using a ramp.
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Ahah! I read your post Simon and I hope it's not the diff ! At least I don't think it is because the noise would surely change depending on load conditions. Anyway, I'll book it in ASAP for a diagnosis because until this started, my CDT was a very quiet runner.
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Hi Minty.. Are you positive that its not tyres ??
Had similar noise on my Con SE 2.5 Auto saloon. Tyres had been on the car for about 2.5 years and 12k miles and were down to 5 to 6mm. suddenly noise like a wheel bearing going at anything over 30 to40MPH. Spoke to 2 R75 experts and both said unlikely bearing probably tyres. Had a spare set of wheels so swapped over. Noise vanished. Put original wheels on my tourer and it now sounds like a wheel bearing going !! Kind of puts you off some tyre makers (Goodyear in this case) when their product gets VERY noisy before the tyres are even half worn. |
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Jack each wheel up and listen to the bearings, if the wheels run free and make no noise (no gritty sound), then your problem is with the box. Last edited by rover54; 18th August 2012 at 15:59.. |
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Yes, of course you're right and I can't deny that it could be the diff but I don't hear a change in note when the gearbox is under load. That gives me hope that it's a wheel bearing problem that will not cost me an AAAL to repair!
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I hope it is something as simple as a wheel bearing. I hate to see car owners with BIG repair bills. Cars should be enjoyed and not in the garage costing money.
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Mine whine changes with load, more load louder whine.
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Yes, it's the constant tone of the whine / drone that gives me hope! The problem arose just last week and at first, I thought it was the tyres. The noise gradually got worse and I changed the front tyres to part worns, which made no difference at all so must be a bearing somewhere. This car has been costing me rather a lot of money in wear and tear repairs since I bought it last year so it's not out of character for a wheel bearing failure to occur at 110K miles; but I wouldn't expect a major diff problem at this time.....
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If you go round a left hand bend the n/s/f wheel slows and the o/s/f wheel speeds up and also more load is on the o/s/f wheel. So if your whine gets louder with a left hand bend and the whine drops on a right hand bend, then its your o/s/f wheel bearing!
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