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HELP: noisy rear wheel sound (bearings?) on slammed bug
VWFOOL - July 3rd, 2005 at 12:10 AM

hi there
my swing axle bug has been slammed at the rear and now started to make a whirring sound from the rear wheels u can hear particularly when slowing down, but not from braking. could this be that no oil is getting to the rear wheel bearings coz of massive negative camber? i jacked up the back for an hour b4 driving today and the sound didnt seem to b there for a while but returned.
is there some way to get around this like sealed bearings?
wat damage am i doing if any?
help is much appreciated
sam

Anthiron - July 3rd, 2005 at 03:10 AM

i also have a strange sort of light grinding sound coming from the rear passenger side. i dont like it:td:

oval TOFU - February 1st, 2006 at 09:37 AM

bump an old thread coz i need to know too...

vw54 - February 1st, 2006 at 10:07 AM

time to Un Slam

yes lack of OIL will cause this problem

Jack it up and spin the wheel does it still make the noise ???

MikeM - February 1st, 2006 at 10:35 AM

just replace the wheel bearing with a sealed unit.

oval TOFU - February 1st, 2006 at 12:30 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MikeM
just replace the wheel bearing with a sealed unit.


It's that easy? I don't need to worry about the oil from the grearbox/axe ltubes sloshing against the bearing and possibly mixing with the grease in the 'sealed' bearing when i take the occasional hard corner?
(just covering all possibilities here..)

VWFOOL - February 1st, 2006 at 12:40 PM

my problem is solved long ago, just loose bolt on the spring plate allowing a bit of movement

hipichic - February 2nd, 2006 at 10:20 PM

mine is/was rubbing on the inside of the right rear wheel....some bit sticking out of the car is rubbing lightly on it...and when i have adults in the back, it rubs loudly.....but when its just the kids, it barely rubs at all.

Anthiron - February 2nd, 2006 at 10:31 PM

fixed mine too......i like a happy ending:)