Ford Focus hatch, 07 plate, 46k miles.
During 20 mph straight line driving, I can feel a vibration / rumble through my feet.
Speed up a bit and we get more of a drone......swerving to and fro does seem to make things worse, but its quite a noisy car road wise anyway.
With the front end jacked up, I can lift the nearside driveshaft up a little where it goes into the diff......there is certainly some play, but no oil leak.
The otherside one is dual supported so no play there. I don't have another Focus about, so I can't compare anything.
What do you reckon - diff bearings? I can't feel anything wheel bearing wise but I know that doesn't mean much.
The car has also a buckle in its N/S wheel but I changed it for the spacesaver - with minimal difference. I'm wondering if that has upset things.
Any comments welcome! The car is a bit young to have these sort of issues, I feel.
Have a good evening, everyone
John
During 20 mph straight line driving, I can feel a vibration / rumble through my feet.
Speed up a bit and we get more of a drone......swerving to and fro does seem to make things worse, but its quite a noisy car road wise anyway.
With the front end jacked up, I can lift the nearside driveshaft up a little where it goes into the diff......there is certainly some play, but no oil leak.
The otherside one is dual supported so no play there. I don't have another Focus about, so I can't compare anything.
What do you reckon - diff bearings? I can't feel anything wheel bearing wise but I know that doesn't mean much.
The car has also a buckle in its N/S wheel but I changed it for the spacesaver - with minimal difference. I'm wondering if that has upset things.
Any comments welcome! The car is a bit young to have these sort of issues, I feel.
Have a good evening, everyone
John