What the heck is going on? Bearing or CV Joint?

[jlagnese at massed.net (John S. Lagnese)]

Both  front wheel bearings?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Winchell" <xavsbud@gmail.com>
To: "Jonathan Shisler" <jshislervw@yahoo.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 5:21 PM
Subject: Re: RE: What the heck is going on? Bearing or CV Joint?


> Ok,  Time to revisit this.  I had the cv joint rebuilt by a local guy
> that does awesome work.  I finally got the chance this evening to
> throw it back in. (I will have to replace that ball joint in the near
> future.  Couldn't source one as of yet.) I took it around the block
> again and Dog Gone if that noise isn't still there.
> 
> AAARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!
> 
> Quick! Why do I love this car?  Oh yeah, Scirocco's are the awesome.
> 
> At this point I am guessing that I have been tricked to which bearing
> I am hearing.  I was pretty sure that my first diagnosis was correct
> in that it was a bearing, but guessed it to be the wrong side. It was
> a good thing I found that cv joint though, it was pretty messed up. 
> Looks like the rocc will be sitting for another week or so till I get
> the time to do the other bearing.
> 
> Just to make sure, is there anything I could be missing here that
> could be the culprit?
> 
> Symptoms:
> 
> Roaring noise that is consistent with momentum of vehicle.  Pronounced
> when load is removed from the drive line (coasting, no accelerating
> forces applied to the drive line.) Noise diminishes once under load.
> The noise is a roaring that seems to oscillate (trying best to
> describe the noise.)
> 
> Particulars: 87 2.0L 16V Scirocco.  New passenger side front bearing,
> rebuilt passenger side inner and outer cv joints. Tires: Khumo 712's
> with less than 5k miles. Sound appeared to be coming from right side.
> Now not sure.  Sound is still present.  The old test of coasting down
> a hill with the engine killed turning from side to side to hear the
> offending bearing is not possible here.  I live in Charleston, SC.  We
> have no hills...  Lots of bridges, no hills.
> 
> Any ideas?  I will change the driver's side front bearing when i get
> the next chance to throw the car in the air and get some time under
> there.  Beyond that I am kinda stumped.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Dave
> 
> -- 
> David L. Winchell, II
> '87 Scirocco 2.0L 16V
> '86 Scirocco
> '01 Galant V6
> '00 Silverado
> 
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