Drone at speed-rear end?
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Drone at speed-rear end?
Hi, i thought i'd post this here, as had no luck in drive train section.
This is a problem with my Forester s-tb auto. I get a drone from the back, as the road speed increases, it gets louder. Revs, corners, in/out of gear make no difference to the noise, so not a wheel bearing. I have been told the output bearing on the box can transmit the noise down the prop shaft when it's worn. Has anyone had similar? Could the prop centre bearing, or diff be a fault? Or is this going to be a case of throwing money at it, replacing a bit at a time until it's fixed? The output bearing is going to be £2-300. But if it doesn't fix it, it's such a waste.
Any thoughts?
Cheers, Mit
This is a problem with my Forester s-tb auto. I get a drone from the back, as the road speed increases, it gets louder. Revs, corners, in/out of gear make no difference to the noise, so not a wheel bearing. I have been told the output bearing on the box can transmit the noise down the prop shaft when it's worn. Has anyone had similar? Could the prop centre bearing, or diff be a fault? Or is this going to be a case of throwing money at it, replacing a bit at a time until it's fixed? The output bearing is going to be £2-300. But if it doesn't fix it, it's such a waste.
Any thoughts?
Cheers, Mit
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Hi guys, i have tried the rear wheels, no play, or anything that would indicate they are worn. I'm popping into Api next week, to see if they can diagnose it, and fix it. I'll post up what they find. The noise only appears at 30mph and up, getting worse with higher speed. Thanks for your replies.
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Hi, i thought i'd post this here, as had no luck in drive train section.
This is a problem with my Forester s-tb auto. I get a drone from the back, as the road speed increases, it gets louder. Revs, corners, in/out of gear make no difference to the noise, so not a wheel bearing. I have been told the output bearing on the box can transmit the noise down the prop shaft when it's worn. Has anyone had similar? Could the prop centre bearing, or diff be a fault? Or is this going to be a case of throwing money at it, replacing a bit at a time until it's fixed? The output bearing is going to be £2-300. But if it doesn't fix it, it's such a waste.
Any thoughts?
Cheers, Mit
This is a problem with my Forester s-tb auto. I get a drone from the back, as the road speed increases, it gets louder. Revs, corners, in/out of gear make no difference to the noise, so not a wheel bearing. I have been told the output bearing on the box can transmit the noise down the prop shaft when it's worn. Has anyone had similar? Could the prop centre bearing, or diff be a fault? Or is this going to be a case of throwing money at it, replacing a bit at a time until it's fixed? The output bearing is going to be £2-300. But if it doesn't fix it, it's such a waste.
Any thoughts?
Cheers, Mit
I didnt believe them, but in the end, cause it was driving me nuts with the constant variable speed rumbling, i put four new tyres on and the noise just went.
I couldnt really seee a big difference on the tyre wear either, but different brands front and rear.
Anyway, thats what it was.
I suggest you check your tyres, and maybe move front to rear and see if the problem changes.Then you can narrow it down to something.
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Hi guys, i have tried the rear wheels, no play, or anything that would indicate they are worn. I'm popping into Api next week, to see if they can diagnose it, and fix it. I'll post up what they find. The noise only appears at 30mph and up, getting worse with higher speed. Thanks for your replies.
Tim
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The inside bearing was dry and making the noise, after some time the radio was not loud enough to drown it out.
Done 2 on the old ladys sport, the last one the bearing had spun on the hub.
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Just had similar problem, noticed after i swapped front and rear tyres, so i swapped back again and noise has gone.
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