Rear end growl carrier bearings? 2000 GT

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joe@aol.com - 11 Aug 2006 20:52 GMT

i am hearing a growl from the left side of the rear end. i have
smoothed the rear disks and pads. i don't think it is brakes. my tires
are bad, and they do sing on pavement, but i hear a growling patterned
sound from the rear end when going 30-35 mph. it isn't a constant
noise, rather a patterned churn like a warped brake rotor. can a
broken belt on a tire sound like that? there is a steady growl in a
right turn. i am trying to figure out if it is a bearing, tires, or
brake rotor. can a broken belt in a tire do that. it does quiet a
little when i let off the gas, but it doesn't howl like a pinion
bearing. i have original gatorbacks with 32000. is there a way i can
tell if i have bad carrier bearing without taking it apart?

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joe@aol.com - 13 Aug 2006 18:59 GMT

i looked at my universals. gonna try them and see. they have a grease
track around the knuckle, so the sealed grease, must not have been
sealed real well. that would explain the patterned noise at 30-40, not
all the time.

>i am hearing a growl from the left side of the rear end. i have
>smoothed the rear disks and pads. i don't think it is brakes. my tires
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>bearing. i have original gatorbacks with 32000. is there a way i can
>tell if i have bad carrier bearing without taking it apart?

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bill - 14 Aug 2006 00:52 GMT

i had a growling noise from a jetta once...it was the bearings.
spinning the wheel , unloaded, sounded great. but on the road it
roared. good luck

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