funny noise while driving!

[GoLfMan]

it sounds like tyre noise but i've never heard it before. Its not a wheel bearing i know that cos the wheel doesnt shake while im driving. a wierd vavavavavava kinda noise and its driving me mental.

[Glide_GTI]

try turn off the aircon, my aircon makes a droning noise

might be the same thing, not sure

[Timbo]

it sounds like tyre noise but i've never heard it before. Its not a wheel bearing i know that cos the wheel doesnt shake while im driving. a wierd vavavavavava kinda noise and its driving me mental.

May be flat-spotted or out-of-round tyre

[GoLfMan]

try turn off the aircon, my aircon makes a droning noise

might be the same thing, not sure

no air con on

they are firstone tyres... i bloody hope they arent stuffed cos i gotta buy sum suspension

[brumue]

sorry to hijack, glide mine is making that strange noise with the AC too, have you approached the dealer about it yet?

[shaneth]

Golfman are the tyres directional. If so are they facing the right way. I know this sounds silly but happened to a friend when a mechanic rotated there tyres.

[GoLfMan]

dont think its the tyres... after a second long drive i recon its the front right wheels bearing cos the sounds wasntt here when i bought it!!!!
getting it checked monday... im not a happy camper

[Timbo]

It would be quite unusual for a bearing to be making noise in a 2006 car. Any evidence of abuse? I'd recommend moving the wheels (say, front to back) as a test before you take it in.

[GoLfMan]

nah its my 97 Polo mate 98,000 on the clock

[Shade]

Have you check the tyres properly to see if there is anything caught in it? like a large stone or nail or screw. In my experience sometimes that can cause those kinds of noices. check it very carefully to see if this is the case. It's happened to me before and it turn out to be a screw had imbedded it self in the tyre and was causing all that racket and in another case a friend of mine had managed to pick up a large stone that got caught the tread of the tyre and was making some simillar sounds.

[Vieussuex]

U sure its not the concaves in the median strip while ur driving pass pushing air on them.
In my old car i could hear it and at first i thought it was warp discs or sumthing like that lol.

[GoLfMan]

no because when i drove it for the first 3 days i didnt hear the sound then on the 4th day it started to appear and get louder. Im just going to pack it full of grease to see what happens. hopefully this will keep it going for a little while longer.

[brackie]

Wheel bearing noises

They travel. Sometimes you think that hear them at the back when they're really coming from the front. Easy to check bearings. Jack up each wheel in turn and spin it. Most likely you'll hear the crook one but also feel for roughness. It's a bit harder with the front wheels as you have the drag of the CVs and driveshaft.