What the heck is going on? Bearing or CV Joint?

[xavsbud at gmail.com (David Winchell)]

Well, Soon both will be changed.  The only thing I can figure is that
I replaced the wrong one.  Can't imagine both went bad at the same
time. But then again, we are talking Scirocco here...

I will update when I get the chance to change to driver's side front.

On a side note.  Are the rear bearings the same for 8v and 16v Sciroccos?

Thanks Guys,

Dave


On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 20:37:35 -0700, John S. Lagnese <jlagnese@massed.net> wrote:
> Both  front wheel bearings?
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Winchell" <xavsbud@gmail.com>
> To: "Jonathan Shisler" <jshislervw@yahoo.com>
> Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 5:21 PM
> Subject: Re: RE: What the heck is going on? Bearing or CV Joint?
> 
> > Ok,  Time to revisit this.  I had the cv joint rebuilt by a local guy
> > that does awesome work.  I finally got the chance this evening to
> > throw it back in. (I will have to replace that ball joint in the near
> > future.  Couldn't source one as of yet.) I took it around the block
> > again and Dog Gone if that noise isn't still there.
> >
> > AAARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!
> >
> > Quick! Why do I love this car?  Oh yeah, Scirocco's are the awesome.
> >
> > At this point I am guessing that I have been tricked to which bearing
> > I am hearing.  I was pretty sure that my first diagnosis was correct
> > in that it was a bearing, but guessed it to be the wrong side. It was
> > a good thing I found that cv joint though, it was pretty messed up.
> > Looks like the rocc will be sitting for another week or so till I get
> > the time to do the other bearing.
> >
> > Just to make sure, is there anything I could be missing here that
> > could be the culprit?
> >
> > Symptoms:
> >
> > Roaring noise that is consistent with momentum of vehicle.  Pronounced
> > when load is removed from the drive line (coasting, no accelerating
> > forces applied to the drive line.) Noise diminishes once under load.
> > The noise is a roaring that seems to oscillate (trying best to
> > describe the noise.)
> >
> > Particulars: 87 2.0L 16V Scirocco.  New passenger side front bearing,
> > rebuilt passenger side inner and outer cv joints. Tires: Khumo 712's
> > with less than 5k miles. Sound appeared to be coming from right side.
> > Now not sure.  Sound is still present.  The old test of coasting down
> > a hill with the engine killed turning from side to side to hear the
> > offending bearing is not possible here.  I live in Charleston, SC.  We
> > have no hills...  Lots of bridges, no hills.
> >
> > Any ideas?  I will change the driver's side front bearing when i get
> > the next chance to throw the car in the air and get some time under
> > there.  Beyond that I am kinda stumped.
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Dave
> >
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David L. Winchell, II
'87 Scirocco 2.0L 16V
'86 Scirocco
'01 Galant V6
'00 Silverado