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[bobbertbear]

ok guys now am getting really hacked off,getting a growling like a wheel bearing,but done 2 fronts and driver side rear,prop shaft center bearing carrier and still the noise is there,any help please before i sledge hammer it!!!!!

[Debs.]

 :-? Mine does it too!.....`no identifiable play in any of the wheel bearings; it does quieten a little after a long-run. :-/

[bobbertbear]

am starting to think maybe either bearing in the prop as didnt change it just the carrier,or gearbox as ex plod car so maybe had lots of abuse

[Lizzie_Zoom]

I note you have not done the nearside rear wheel bearing. :-?

That is the one I have had trouble with for some reason on a number of past Vauxhall's, so thinking about sods law I just wonder if that could be the continuing cause as of course it would be the last one to be replaced / overhauled!

[pscocoa]

Could the growling be Loo Knee's dog?

[BERTIECBX550]

I`ve got growling too....But thats because i`m starving dude!!!!

[bobbertbear]

am now thinking gearbox,whats the chances of it being a bearing in the box starting to go,or could it be the diff,changed the center bearing on the prop today so ruled that out

[Turk]

I note you have not done the nearside rear wheel bearing. :-?

That is the one I have had trouble with for some reason on a number of past Vauxhall's, so thinking about sods law I just wonder if that could be the continuing cause as of course it would be the last one to be replaced / overhauled!

Nearside front is the most common to cause issues and my theory is that it's the side that gets the most abuse on roundabouts. Although, a wheel bearing is more of a hum than a growl.  

[bobbertbear]

damn, after all the hassle with changing wheel bearings,prop center bearing etc,it turns out to be the bloody tyres!!!!

[HolyCount]

I think that's the Law of Sod coming into play again !

[bobbertbear]

ah well never mind,gonna sell the car anyways,want to get a diesel coz the milage i do in a week

[HolyCount]

ah well never mind,gonna sell the car anyways,want to get a diesel coz the milage i do in a week

Mine might be going for the exact opposite reason -- don't do enough to justify the car (the fact that I spent a lot of time car bound was the excuse I used to get motoring in luxury!). Now the mileage I do is laughable -- literally to the office and back -- not good for the old girl.