Strange noise from 2011 VW polo

[Harry Bloomfield]

They are keeping my car tonight. He said he's going to remove the drive shaft to check it

Sounds like £££££££££££££££££££££, for likely a simple job.

 

[Burnerman]

My own technique for testing wheel bearings......
With the front of the car in the air and the strut dangling, allow the wheel to spin in first gear, turning the wheel from lock to lock.
Feeling the bottom of the strut you can detect the grinding sensation and rumble - when there is no evident play when checking the bearing in the usual way.
John

 

[Daviesmith]

They still haven't found the problem yet . They've told me to book it in next week and they will investigate further.
I made a recording of the noise from my foot-well I'll attach it

 

[Daviesmith]

It won't let me attach a MP3 file

 

[smashpotato]

I’d change mechanics, they’ve changed your brakes and had your car overnight and still don’t know. They seem to guess about everything.

Does sound like the brake deflection for rain though.

 

[Daviesmith]

It was a wheel bearing. Apparently it was only gone on one part if that makes any sense

 

[Burnerman]

Thanks for the update!
A wheel bearing is actually two bearings in the same housing, if you get my drift....Dealing with thrust forces etc.
That’s what the garage probably meant.
John

 

[carmanmemoranda]

It was a wheel bearing. Apparently it was only gone on one part if that makes any sense

Good news, bit disappointing they struggled to find it before.

But in fairness they can be awkward to determine.