Rear-end Whine
06-02-2012, 10:36 AM
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06-08-2012, 01:54 AM
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I've had a slight whine coming from the passenger rear wheel on my 02 cab C2 for ~6 months now. I've convinced myself that it's tire whine - but this thread has me wondering.
My noise is apparent only when driving next to a wall and only from the passenger rear wheel. I jacked the car up and checked for wheel bearing play months ago and it was fine. I can try jacking the car up again and checking for rotational noise - anything else? Would the transmission bearing only make noise on one side of the vehicle?
Thanks,
Ben
My noise is apparent only when driving next to a wall and only from the passenger rear wheel. I jacked the car up and checked for wheel bearing play months ago and it was fine. I can try jacking the car up again and checking for rotational noise - anything else? Would the transmission bearing only make noise on one side of the vehicle?
Thanks,
Ben
06-08-2012, 07:44 AM
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Carrera911............Get a mechanic to give his opinion before thinking of dropping any tranny's. It just may be a wheel bearing still. The sound should be the same as you drive near a wall. If its louder on one side than the other, then its probably a wheel bearing. Knock the car out of gear and roll along next to a wall. You will hear it then if it is a wheel bearing. 
