V50 General : Rumbling that I can't put my finger on

[V50 Craig]

Originally Posted by V50 Craig

Will be interesting to see if this is the cause....and hopefully not an expensive repair!

In the meantime....this is my rental....bloody awful ha:

http://i1262.photobucket.com/albums/...pswfqsrh7y.jpg

Pic not working.....its a Kia Venga Auto lol

[Slackey]

Is it bearings in the gearbox or the intermediate bearings on the drive shaft? If it’s the latter they are a relatively easy and cheap repair

[V50 Craig]

Originally Posted by Slackey

Is it bearings in the gearbox or the intermediate bearings on the drive shaft? If it’s the latter they are a relatively easy and cheap repair

He said he's going to have a deeper dig tomorrow to find out...fingers crossed its the latter too!

[V50 Craig]

Originally Posted by Slackey

Is it bearings in the gearbox or the intermediate bearings on the drive shaft? If it’s the latter they are a relatively easy and cheap repair

Hopefully they said its the bearings where the shaft goes into the box but tye gearbox is off for them to dig around.....hopefully know tomorrrow now!

[V50 Craig]

Originally Posted by Slackey

Is it bearings in the gearbox or the intermediate bearings on the drive shaft? If it’s the latter they are a relatively easy and cheap repair

It turned out to be the bearings in the gearbox where tye driveshaft goes in. Said the bearing casing was worn super thin and I was quite lucky it didn't collapse completely as that would have caused serious damage with the driveshaft banging around! New bearing, gearbox given a once over and fresh oil, new clutch....now drives like new, no noise at all and has made my wallet a fair bit lighter haha.

How has yours turned out?

[Slackey]

Hmm....I haven’t done mine yet so yet to see. I will be surprised if it’s the same problem as we have different gearboxes. I am getting mine on the ramp at work this weekend and tackling the job. I will post here with the outcome.

[V50 Craig]

Originally Posted by Slackey

Hmm....I haven’t done mine yet so yet to see. I will be surprised if it’s the same problem as we have different gearboxes. I am getting mine on the ramp at work this weekend and tackling the job. I will post here with the outcome.

Good luck!!

[PaddyB]

There's 2 bearings on the long drive shaft. Check the one nearer the diff has been changed.

[Slackey]

Ok, so wheel bearings, shocks (B4’s), top mounts, top mount bearings, drop links and wishbones changed on both sides. Car now drives like new again and the noise is gone.

The bearing was rumbling when turned by hand and the top mount bearing fell apart when dismantled. I would say both of these contributed to the noise.

Just the back shocks to change when they come (on back order with PFV) and then we will be all done....for now😉