Strange grinding noise coming from rear of car PLEASE HELP!
11-15-2006, 08:36 AM
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Strange grinding noise coming from rear of car PLEASE HELP!
When I am driving strait there is a wining gear sound eminating from the rear of the car.. when I take a right turn it continues but when I take a LEFT turn it goes away?
Any ideas on WTF is going on? Thanks.
Any ideas on WTF is going on? Thanks.
11-15-2006, 08:57 AM
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i think i paid $45 at blauparts for mine
the biggest tricky part was we had to figure out which way to press the bearing out. you need access to a shop press. if you take it to a shop to have them do it (in other words if you take just the housing to a machine shop that is not afilliated with an audi garage) make sure they know its unidirectional - you definitely don't want to have to buy a new housing because you tried to press the bearing out the wrong way.
mine came with fairly decent instructions from blauparts. it was before i joined here or else we would have taken pics and done a tech article.
*edit* i do agree with the comment that its best left to the pros unless you are familiar. if you had to ask whether this is a DIY or not, i would say no. i didnt ask this very important question and just bought the bearing firguring i could do it - my project started with a knowledgable local tech 'assisting' me, and ended with me watching over his shoulder and filling his water glass.
mine came with fairly decent instructions from blauparts. it was before i joined here or else we would have taken pics and done a tech article.
*edit* i do agree with the comment that its best left to the pros unless you are familiar. if you had to ask whether this is a DIY or not, i would say no. i didnt ask this very important question and just bought the bearing firguring i could do it - my project started with a knowledgable local tech 'assisting' me, and ended with me watching over his shoulder and filling his water glass.
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11-15-2006, 08:59 AM
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@$220 per if you have a shop do it
Had both of my rears done a year or 2 ago...$440 total.
Cheaper if you do it yourself, take it somewhere to get the bearing pressed. I think the bearing is @$60.
IMO, unless you are a wrench - this is a job best left to another to deal with.
Cheaper if you do it yourself, take it somewhere to get the bearing pressed. I think the bearing is @$60.
IMO, unless you are a wrench - this is a job best left to another to deal with.
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