ok guys now am getting really hacked off,getting a growling like a wheel bearing,but done 2 fronts and driver side rear,prop shaft center bearing carrier and still the noise is there,any help please before i sledge hammer it!!!!! >:(

:-? Mine does it too!.....`no identifiable play in any of the wheel bearings; it does quieten a little after a long-run. :-/

am starting to think maybe either bearing in the prop as didnt change it just the carrier,or gearbox as ex plod car so maybe had lots of abuse

I note you have not done the nearside rear wheel bearing. :-?

That is the one I have had trouble with for some reason on a number of past Vauxhall's, so thinking about sods law I just wonder if that could be the continuing cause as of course it would be the last one to be replaced / overhauled! ::) ::) ;)

Could the growling be Loo Knee's dog?

I`ve got growling too....But thats because i`m starving dude!!!! :D ;D ;D

am now thinking gearbox,whats the chances of it being a bearing in the box starting to go,or could it be the diff,changed the center bearing on the prop today so ruled that out

Lizzie Zoom wrote on 04. May 2009 at 13:17:

I note you have not done the nearside rear wheel bearing. :-? That is the one I have had trouble with for some reason on a number of past Vauxhall's, so thinking about sods law I just wonder if that could be the continuing cause as of course it would be the last one to be replaced / overhauled! ::) ::) ;)

Nearside front is the most common to cause issues and my theory is that it's the side that gets the most abuse on roundabouts. Although, a wheel bearing is more of a hum than a growl.  

damn, after all the hassle with changing wheel bearings,prop center bearing etc,it turns out to be the bloody tyres!!!! >:(

I think that's the Law of Sod coming into play again !

ah well never mind,gonna sell the car anyways,want to get a diesel coz the milage i do in a week

bobbertbear wrote on 24. May 2009 at 19:02:

ah well never mind,gonna sell the car anyways,want to get a diesel coz the milage i do in a week

Mine might be going for the exact opposite reason -- don't do enough to justify the car (the fact that I spent a lot of time car bound was the excuse I used to get motoring in luxury!). Now the mileage I do is laughable -- literally to the office and back -- not good for the old girl.