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SINGHY
19-12-2010, 03:10 PM
Due to snow and ice I recently kerbed my wife's A3 (1.9 diesel - 2007) hard on the fornt off side wheel. At the time the wheel had a graze but otherwise everything seemd OK but since this unfortunate incident I've noticed two things. Firstly when you hold the steering straight it veers slightly to the right and the other thing which is concerning me is that at speeds of over 40 there's a droning sound which gets worse when you build up speed and ease of the accelerator, you can even feel it from the floor. i Know the steering will be sorted by having the tracking done, in fact have had the front tie rod and track rod end replaced just in case but the noise still persists. It may be that the front wheel that got kerbed my be slightly buckled but I wouldn't have thought this could be causing the noise, so before I take it to the dealers anybody offer any possible explanations.
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kenney
19-12-2010, 03:15 PM
Wheel bearing ? ,jack the car up and spin the wheel and you should hear it

phil miller
19-12-2010, 03:21 PM
if you cant hear anything spin the wheel and hold the road spring, sometimes the bearing isnt loud enough to hear but you will feel it thro the spring

JON76
19-12-2010, 04:14 PM
Also check the tyres for lumps, I once had a similar noise diagnosed as a wheel bearing by the dealers but it turned out to be a lump in the tyre.
Probably more likely to be the wheel bearing in your case but check the tyres as well to make sure