VincenzaV
Veteran Member
2004 Jetta wagon, 204K miles. Two owner (my parents bought it new) car, well maintained.
I replaced the PS axle about two years ago (Raxles, not the cheap parts store ones), when I heard so popping when turning. It was pretty obvious what it was.
I just did front brakes a few days ago, and noticed a noise (whump-whump-whump) yesterday. Thought maybe I messed up the brakes somehow, so spun the wheels/tires by hand, looked for uneven rotor wear, noise when spinning, etc. Everything GTG with the brakes.
The symptoms are:
-Noise (whump-whump-whump) and slight vibration at the same time
It goes away when:
-I apply the brakes
-I get on the gas
From about 15mph up, this is noticeable. I haven't taken it on the highway like this yet, until it is fixed.
One side of me says it has to be THE OTHER axle/CV now, since the OEM PS one failed two years ago. I figured the DS wasn't too far behind.
But I have recently decided to be more methodical and troubleshoot much more thoroughly now (old me would just guesstimate and through parts on it figuring I would have to do it anyway).
What do you think it is? Axle/CV? Wheel bearing? Something else?
The crux of it is at the speeds I notice it (say 35mph for example), when accelerating, it goes "away", or braking, it goes "away". This tells me it shouldn't be the wheel bearing. Right? Thank you
***EDIT***. I actually replaced the D.S. axle-CV with Raxles rebuilt a year ago, not the P.S., so my Raxles axle is still GTG.
I replaced the PS axle about two years ago (Raxles, not the cheap parts store ones), when I heard so popping when turning. It was pretty obvious what it was.
I just did front brakes a few days ago, and noticed a noise (whump-whump-whump) yesterday. Thought maybe I messed up the brakes somehow, so spun the wheels/tires by hand, looked for uneven rotor wear, noise when spinning, etc. Everything GTG with the brakes.
The symptoms are:
-Noise (whump-whump-whump) and slight vibration at the same time
It goes away when:
-I apply the brakes
-I get on the gas
From about 15mph up, this is noticeable. I haven't taken it on the highway like this yet, until it is fixed.
One side of me says it has to be THE OTHER axle/CV now, since the OEM PS one failed two years ago. I figured the DS wasn't too far behind.
But I have recently decided to be more methodical and troubleshoot much more thoroughly now (old me would just guesstimate and through parts on it figuring I would have to do it anyway).
What do you think it is? Axle/CV? Wheel bearing? Something else?
The crux of it is at the speeds I notice it (say 35mph for example), when accelerating, it goes "away", or braking, it goes "away". This tells me it shouldn't be the wheel bearing. Right? Thank you
***EDIT***. I actually replaced the D.S. axle-CV with Raxles rebuilt a year ago, not the P.S., so my Raxles axle is still GTG.
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