Wierd Sound coming from the front of my car?

[Chrisdaman]

right this is quite hard to explain

when i pull off there is a grinding / squeak sound, it's intermittent, but regularly, and gets faster the faster i go. When i put my foot down on the clutch the noise disappears, but it also disappears when i turn left. When i turn right it gets much worse

is this the wheel bearing?

any help or enlightenment would be great
Cheers
Chris

 

[Wayne88]

could be something to do with the driveshaft mate, if it gets worse when turning one way and better the other it might not be but its an idea.

 

[Chrisdaman]

that's what i was thinking, but when i slow down to a standstill still in gear i hear a slow grinding noise, not permanent, it's on and off, like when something is out of line?

really hard to explain

 

[CraigW]

really hard to explain

You find that. When you try and describe a noise your car is making for people to help with the problem, its hard cos they cant actually hear it!?

 

[Dolly_Gti]

i was tempted to say, that'll be the charger lol...

but yeh sounds like bearing to me, depressing the clutch takes the load off the driveshafts/bearings and so the noise goes...
Turning a corner loads up the outside wheel, so if it gets worse turning right, then that would indicate the left front bearing..

( i think i got it the right way round, if someone can back me up )

Edit, read the last post, does it happen at standstill? or cruising to a standstill... if it happens not moving maybe its gearbox related?

 

[Fl@pper]

wheel bearing or possibly the dreaded SMDS

self machining diff sydrome

i have a similar one but i reckon its the gearbox second shaft bearing

 

[Chrisdaman]

i reckon it's the wheel bearing, which is a *******, gotta do my brakes anyway lol

anybody know where to get a bearing press from? or is it better to take the whole lot apart and take it to somewhere with a press (i have a run around car if this is the case)

 

[AlpineWhite]

Might be cheapest to take the upright off and take it to a garage, get them to press in a new bearing.

Found a press here, but it's £176!
http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/Hydraulic-Press-10ton-Bench-Type-Sealey-YK10B