Rear Wheel Bearing Noise

[irish_ram]

If my rear wheel bearing is making a noise does this needing replaced straight away

Only reason I ask is after sending the diagnosis and description of fault to my Warranty company they have advised they will not pa for any work as it is not faulty but just noisey

[Andy]

Just check for castellated tyre's on the rear as this can sound like a bearing gone

[doylebros]

Typical of warranty cover!

Imagine you disconnected that wheels ABS sensor and recorded a MIL then that would imply the reluctor ring within the noisey bearing has failed due to excess play.
To me that would mean a noise had indicated a potential problem and the light is the resulting failure, now we should have met the cover criteria - the repairer will confirm you have both the noise and the MIL light which would be cured with a new wheel bearing - worth a try for very little effort.

[Beddie]

Just check for castellated tyre's on the rear as this can sound like a bearing gone

As Andy has said, check the rear tyres for 'sawtoothing' as this is a very common problem on mk5 platform cars and causes a droning/bearing type noise...

Run your hand around the outer/inner edge of your rear tyres and if in one direction it feels 'stepped' instead of smooth 

[irish_ram]

Just check for castellated tyre's on the rear as this can sound like a bearing gone

As Andy has said, check the rear tyres for 'sawtoothing' as this is a very common problem on mk5 platform cars and causes a droning/bearing type noise...

Run your hand around the outer/inner edge of your rear tyres and if in one direction it feels 'stepped' instead of smooth 

I thought it may be this as had tyre noise on previous car however the diagnosis was done at VW and they had the car jacked up and then manually spun the wheel and you could hear the noise. So no contact of the tyre to anything to make a noise

[irish_ram]

Typical of warranty cover!

Imagine you disconnected that wheels ABS sensor and recorded a MIL then that would imply the reluctor ring within the noisey bearing has failed due to excess play.
To me that would mean a noise had indicated a potential problem and the light is the resulting failure, now we should have met the cover criteria - the repairer will confirm you have both the noise and the MIL light which would be cured with a new wheel bearing - worth a try for very little effort.

I think I see what you mean but as part of the garage diags would they not clear the MIL and re-scan and the MIL would disappear?

[doylebros]

Then if they do and the fault comes back (which it will if you unplug it again) are they going to wait for the wheel to drop off before correcting a faulty bearing - I'm sure the repairer will push in your favour!

[irish_ram]

Then if they do and the fault comes back (which it will if you unplug it again) are they going to wait for the wheel to drop off before correcting a faulty bearing - I'm sure the repairer will push in your favour!

Good point. Annoying I paid a good few hundred for this cover and you have to go this far to get them to repair a fault they should be doing anyway from the word go 

[doylebros]

Mind do check the other posters recommendations as its a common problem!

[AJG09]

I had mine replaced under warrantee, get another garage to diagnose it as failed and is in need of urgent repair. Then tell the warrantee company you seeked a second opinion.

They might not go for it but worth a shot if it is Infact the bearing 

[irish_ram]

I am going to take a look at it tomorrow again myself. Is there a test I can do to almost pinpoint it to the bearing. For instance if the car is jacked up and the wheel then spun and makes the same noise would that eliminate that it could be wheel noise as it is not in contact with the surface.

Want to be as sure as possible as my warranty says if I get diags done and it is not a fault they will cover as in just tyre noise I would have to pay the diag fee

[AJG09]

Jack the corner up and spin the wheel, mine was grinding and was completely obvious and also if I grabbed the top and bottom of the wheel while it was jacked up I could wobble the whole wheel.

Obviously mine was pretty far worn so don't know how bad yours is but if it does that you can almost be sure its the bearing.

[irish_ram]

If the warranty end up being awkward and not paying out I may either try the repair myself or buy the part and get a garage to do it for the labour cost. Is something like the below a suitable replacement

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-Golf-Mk5-2003-2010-Rear-Wheel-Hub-Bearing-Kit-ABS-Hub-/301550950408?hash=item4635d65808#vi-ilComp

[SiofChester]

I replaced mine myself on axle stands on the drive. Easy job, part was around 40 quid for mine, little bit of hassle sourcing the correct abs sensor but it's certainly a DIY job


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[irish_ram]

I replaced mine myself on axle stands on the drive. Easy job, part was around 40 quid for mine, little bit of hassle sourcing the correct abs sensor but it's certainly a DIY job


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Yeah I watched a couple of videos last night and it seems from what others say the only issue will be if some of the bolts are seized as without proper garage tools you may be stuffed at that point