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ScottPassat2.8

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#2 · Feb 23, 2009

where is the sound?
it could be wheel bearings or a tire wearing uneven or a few other things.
got some more info?

ScottPassat2.8

· Grinding Gears...gone fishing!

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#5 · Feb 23, 2009

i would go with wheel bearings as the culprit.

ScottPassat2.8

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#9 · Feb 23, 2009

Luicas said:
What puzzles me is that it's not a grinding sound and it's not related to whether driving straight or turning, as I would think a wheel bearing going bad would be (while turning).

Those of you who had your bearings go bad, what were your symptoms?

you are defining what a bad axle does, not a wheel bearing(it is in the hub)
my friends passat had a bad one and it hummed.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_signs_that_you_have_bad_wheel_bearings

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