Gearbox Diff ?

[chowwie]

hi

my xsara 2.0 hdi diesel on a w plate

 

has accured a grinding sound.

 

i thought my brakes had gone as it sounds just like the sound of worn out pads.

 

i remove wheels on front and the passenger side wheel is hard to turn and the drivers wheel spins freely

 

i thought maybee caliper was sticking so i removed to see if it was that but it wasnt.

 

its as though its in gear but isnt

 

is this the diff?

 

i thought maybee wheel bearing seased but if i turn the wheel an inch clockwise and an inch anticlock wise it seems to be free up for an inch of turnthen stops again?

 

 

if it is the diff does anyone know of a gearbox forsale for this model?

 

 

cheers for any help

[Jonno]

I would suspect it is a wheel bearing. Does the wheel rock at all when jacked up off the ground?

 

Remove driveshaft nut, split the suspension strut from the bottom balljoint and pull the strut to release the driveshaft from the hub - see if you can turn the shaft without it being in the hub. If you can then its a wheel bearing problem and you are half way there to removing the hub assembly for bearing replacement.

[chowwie]

I would suspect it is a wheel bearing. Does the wheel rock at all when jacked up off the ground?

 

Remove driveshaft nut, split the suspension strut from the bottom balljoint and pull the strut to release the driveshaft from the hub - see if you can turn the shaft without it being in the hub. If you can then its a wheel bearing problem and you are half way there to removing the hub assembly for bearing replacement.

 

 

cheers jonno

i stripped it down today and found the wheel bearing to be stuck solid so fitted new bearing and all fine cheers