Wheel Bearing Noise?

[Guest alan]

at about 40 to 50 a whirring sound just like aworn wheel bearing occurs i have checked all wheel bearing and no play or roughness seemed evident any idea's please chaps

 

this noise has been present for 10k miles now and hasn,t got any worse i hoped it might so that i could tell what it is.

 

also more noticeable when fully loaded

 

coasting in neutral makes no difference

 

 

 

it a 130se tdi alhambra with 120k on the mileometer

[Justice]

Sometimes tyres can make a sound like bearing hum,dose it sound like it's from the front or back.

[El Dingo]

Did you have the wheels off? You might have a siezed brake caliper, where the pad on the piston side (inner) does all the work and wears out, while the outer pad looks fine. This results in a whirring sound.

 

A worn wheel bearing would grumble more than whirr???

[Guest alan]

thanks for the replies,

 

it seems to come from the rear and is more noticable when loaded up

 

have just replaced front and rear pads today no abnormal ware and no difference to the noise

 

tested bearings once again and was not able to detect any harsh or roughness when spinning the wheels and neither is there any play lateraly

 

tyres will need replacing soon so hope that this will cure the noise.

 

bit of a mystery have had the noise for about 10,000 miles now