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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: stuartevans on March 15, 2009, 22:02:45

Title: knocking and whiring
Post by: stuartevans on March 15, 2009, 22:02:45

can anyone help i have a whiring noise on the front nearside wheel consistant with the road speed and then when i turn left or right i get a knocking noise also could anyone suggest what it could be? Many thanks in advance

Title: Re: knocking and whiring
Post by: Mud-muncher1 on March 15, 2009, 22:22:59

Sounds like your wheel bearing could be shot, the easiest way to check them is to give the wheel a tug to see if there is any play in it.


Jav

Title: Re: knocking and whiring
Post by: stuartevans on March 15, 2009, 22:25:03

ive had it jacked up and try to move the tyre backward and fowards but theres no play in it.so im now stuck

Title: Re: knocking and whiring
Post by: craig_midz on March 15, 2009, 23:29:15

cv joint if its knockin when your turnin may need re greasin or is [!Expletive Deleted!] but they cheap enough to replace

Title: Re: knocking and whiring
Post by: stageonesimmo on March 16, 2009, 13:30:26

+1 for CV joint - enjoy!  :shocked:

Title: Re: knocking and whiring
Post by: auf_wiedersehen_pet on March 16, 2009, 13:34:05

Quote from: stageonesimmo on March 16, 2009, 13:30:26

+1 for CV joint - enjoy!  :shocked:

+2

 :lol:

Title: Re: knocking and whiring
Post by: Disco_Stu on March 17, 2009, 00:29:48

+3

Just get a new one. They're not that expensive. Greasing is unlikely to work unless its bone dry and that is the case, the damage has already been done.

Stu.