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[gareth.]

Hi All
I got a droning noise fron the rear left, not a typical bearing noise.

Whats the best way to check?

[sport]

I had this at the end of last year it was the bearing cost me £300
take it to a garage to put on the ramps to have a better look and hear

[gareth.]

What a wheel bearing cost £300

[PhilRich]

Hi All
I got a droning noise fron the rear left, not a typical bearing noise.

Whats the best way to check?

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Let the wife sit in the front & see if the noise stops!
Sorry couldn't resist!!

[STMO123]

When I saw 'rear noise', I had to look. Disappointed now.

[HockeyDave55]

Hi All
I got a droning noise fron the rear left, [/highlight]not a typical bearing noise.

Whats the best way to check?

When you say not a typical noise, how does it sound?

[sport]

What a wheel bearing cost £300

yes bearing + fitted

[gareth.]

Hi All
I got a droning noise fron the rear left, [/highlight]not a typical bearing noise.

Whats the best way to check?

When you say not a typical noise, how does it sound?

Is there such thing as a dry bearing anymore, it sounds a bit like that. A droning noise,  a bit like something rubbing against the wheel.

Is it true the tyre can make a noise like this?

[Dodge]

I had this, check the fluid level in the dif.

[fiend61]

check the fluid level in the dif

  ditto 

[Osprey]

Also, get somebody with good hearing to sit rear right with the left seats folded down and report on where the sound comes from. (Take a boke Poke!)  Then drive straight and around left and right bends.  Bearing noise usually changes as the relevant wheel is loaded and unloaded on bends. 

Jack that corner up and check for play 6/12 o'clock and 3/9 o'clock.  Rotate wheel 1/4 and 1/2 turn and repeat. 

Check for diff fluid leaks while you're under there.

[gareth.]

I jacked the wheels up, but there is no play.

I now think it's the diff, (I had a feeling anyhow but I didn't want it to be). Is it a big problem, have I done much damage do you think?

I went under the car looking for the holes for my towbar and I noticed the bottom of the diff was wet (looked like oil) and the exhaust underneath had been dripped on.

[I_want_an_Omega]

you could eliminate tyres by doing a front/rear swap.

I had this problem - turned out to be the rear tyres 

[kcl]

I've had once a very noisy rear wheel bearing and there was no play in it. But the internals were quite rusty, water had got inside the bearing and it's assumed that the noise was due that... Af course some internal damage was caused by the water but still, there was no play in any direction.