Important! : Noise

[Saxowesty]

right just been driveing home and suddenly the is a really loud weird noise either comeing from gear box or pasengers side wheel arch cant really decide where its comeing from. the sounds as if u spun a bike wheel and stuck something in the spokes whilst its spinning. the noise isnt as bad whilst im accelerateing but when i let of and let roll the noise is really loud any ideas what this is?

[MrHoustonp]

Had a look in the arch? It's not the arch lining rubbing against the wheel or somehting lodged between it is there?

Also have a look under the car see if anything is touching

Don't have a clue mate but have a quick little look round everywhere see if anything is out of the ordinary

[Saxowesty]

had a lil look around and it seems to be where the drive shaft goes into the gear box there sees to be a stiff spot and makes a clunking noise every times it gets to that bit

[Dan-Subtlem]

sounds like the gearbox to me.

i would think the gearbox has gone, sounds like what happened to mine.

[MrHoustonp]

If you know anyone in the motor trade that can have a look round for you would be a good idea, don't wanna cause more damage

[Saxowesty]

hmmmm das what i thought every since ive had the car theres been a grinding noise which has got worse and worse and i think its finally gone. is it dangerous to drive like it?

think it could be time to put a vtr engine and box into it lol

[MrHoustonp]

I had grinding noise but ever since I changed my alloys and tinkerd round it's stopped, don't know what it was

[rey]

sounds like mine then, on mine the diff is knackered... means a new 'box jobbie

[dt_]

I get this all the time... spray good old WD40 into the top of the hub area from underneath the car with the wheel on and it should silence immediately. It will return at some point probably just keep feeding it spray oil

[dt_]

I think it's bearing related, i've had two driveshafts fitted and that has failed to solve the problem. Oil FTW

[Saxowesty]

where exsactly do you mean to spray wd40 i dont get ya

[dt_]

see where the driveshaft meets the hub, a bit further past the hub, its almost like you're spraying it on the inside face of the wheel. Spray it on the top of the CV joint area and some should run in to where the bearing is housed and silence it for a couple of weeks

[Saxowesty]

the noise is comeing from up where the drive shaft goes into the gear box tho seems as if the box has a stif part because it spins freely until this one spot then needs a push with force to get it past the stiff bit the spins free agen til that spot again

[jdizzy]

it's your input shart bearings in it gearbox. u can get a recon gearbox for about £170

[jaxo]

lol mine does this at 125mph lol dont no wat it is

[o2fitzs]

it sounds like the bearing on the input spigot on the gearbox. not really worth fucking around with, just sling a new box in mate

[dannyboy2005]

Mud on the tyres? Rumble Strips in the road?