Re: '91 jetta wheel noise

Jul 16, 2003 2 Replies

Are your brakes dragging?



As I turn right around a wide turn at 30+ MPH I hear a low grumble from
> the left front wheel. It's the wheel bearing, right? Well I replaced the
> bearing last month and the noise went away. But it's slowly returning
> again. Is there something wrong that's causing this? Could a poor
> allignment damage the bearing? The other thing suspicious is the outer
> CV joint can slide a 1/4" back and forth on the axel. I don't think this
> is a problem, but I'm grasping at straws.
>

I don't think so. That wheel is missing it's anti-rattle springs. The wheel does clunk quite a bit over rough roads.

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