Wheel bearing? Prob'ly, but...

[marc_scirocco at sympatico.ca (Mtl-Marc)]

A few years ago on my '83, judging from the grinding when I turned left or
right, I had clearly one bad front wheel bearing.

I decided to replace them both anyways.

When I removed the wheels, I felt both hubs, and for sure one was grinding
when turned by hand. Once new bearings in, I turned them again, and boy were
they BOTH oh so smooth. So they were actually both shot.

Moral of this story, well there ain't none...

Cheers.

Marc
'83 Scirocco
'97 A4 Q


> 
> I had a similar problem with RoadKill my 1982 Rocco.  
> RoadKill would experience a slapping sound coming from one of 
> the front wheels.  Sometimes it would occur when turning or 
> sometimes just going straight.  I was fearing the worst, so I 
> decided to look at the front wheels.
> 
> 
> Hope this helps...............
> 
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: julie@menloparkrandd.com 
> 
> > Good points. First I have to work out why its stopped running. 
> > It really is a rocc :)
> > 
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Karl Krupke [mailto:kkrup62@hotmail.com]
> > >Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 09:00 PM
> > >To: julie@menloparkrandd.com, amalventano1@tds.net, 
> > >scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > >Subject: Re: Wheel bearing? Prob'ly, but... 
> > > 
> > >Just for grins, doesn't hurt to take a quick look at brakes before 
> > >going to the effort of replacing wheel bearings. Could be 
> a chunk of 
> > >gunge caught against the rotor, or possibly a anti-noise spring 
> > >that's broken or been hit by a rock...
> > > Get the front off the ground and turn wheels by hand (and if the 
> > >bearings ARE bad you'll probably feel some slop and/or 
> grind in one of 'em).
> > >It probably is a bad bearing, but could be anything at all that 
> > >rotates with the wheels; brake rotor, half-shaft...
> > > It'd suck to do bearings and still have noise (though I agree, do 
> > >both at the same time. Not that much more trouble, and you 
> only have 
> > >to realign one time).
> > > 
> > >Karl
> > > 
> > >>From: julie@menloparkrandd.com
> > >>To: "Allyn" , julie@menloparkrandd.com,"'Org, Scirocco'"
> > >>Subject: Re: Wheel bearing? 
> > >>Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 19:28:59 +0000
> > >> 
> > >>< cough, aaaHummm>
> > >>ARRRGGG
> > >> 
> > >> >-----Original Message-----
> > >> >From: Allyn [mailto:amalventano1@tds.net]
> > >> >Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 01:44 PM
> > >> >To: julie@menloparkrandd.com, ''Org, Scirocco'' 
> > >> >Subject: RE: Wheel bearing? 
> > >> > 
> > >> >Replace both. Sciroccos have a nasty habbit of audibally 
> > >> >'tricking' you
> > >>into thinking its one side, when its actually the other. 
> > >> >Also, if one is failing, chances are the other will in 
> short order. 
> > >> >Al
> > >> >