'96 Golf VR6 sounds haunted

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Mon 28 Nov 2005 22:01
'96 Golf VR6 sounds haunted - Meko
Recently my 96 Golf VR6 has been making a few ghostly whirring noises.
Pretty sure it's coming from the back but can't be 100% sure. Also on a couple of occasions i've had to brake sharply and i can feel the pedal juddering so i'm guessing it could be something to do with the brakes.
Somebody i've mentioned it to said it could be a worn / warped brake disc. I had the car serviced in August and they mentioned the discs were a bit worn but wouldn't need to bother getting it replaced as my brake pads were fine so 'no need to bother for another 10,000 miles or so'.


any ideas?


cheers
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Tue 29 Nov 2005 00:28
'96 Golf VR6 sounds haunted - VR6
Could be one of the rear wheel bearings. A garage will be able to diagnose it by jacking it up and spinning the rear wheels listening for noise. If it is a bearing, make sure the garage know what they are doing, as the ABS sensor is all to easy to damage, and about £70 for the part.

Also, could the juddering be the ABS kicking in? How hard did you brake? ABS makes a very distinctive noise/pedal feel.
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Sat 3 Dec 2005 23:21
'96 Golf VR6 sounds haunted - Meko
Cheers VR6, it was the rear drivers side bearing, all replaced and purring like an angry lion again.
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Mon 5 Dec 2005 00:14
'96 Golf VR6 sounds haunted - VR6
Glad I could help.
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