MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: MrP on March 11, 2012, 06:17:18 pm
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bit of help or advise if possible please ladies and gents.
i bought our golf in December and noticed that there was alot of noise coming from the wheel bearings or something.
i changed onto a set of winter tyres i had pretty soon and the noise disappeared.
i've just put the summer tyres back on and the noise is back.
i've checked that the pressures are right (2.3bar according to the fuel cap, 225/45/17) and that all the nuts are done up tight, but it really sounds terrible.
i saw somewhere that uneven worn tyres can cause it, but is that all it is??
i cant be doing with the noise all the time, its gonna drive me crackers on longer runs, please help!
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Are they cheap tyres? i would suggest buying new tyres :happy2:
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2 are wanli's 2 are bridgestone potenza's, and the bridgestones are on the front :(
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Its the Wanlis! 100% my mate had the same tyres. They are soo sh!t
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yeah i thought as much, but the bridgestones dont exactly seem quiet either!
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I have Dunlop sport Maxx's on the front.
Sounds like im driving a road roller :grin:
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do all 225's sound like the wheels are about to fall off then??
my 205 michelin snow tyres have been quiet as mice, but there really sound awfull.
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my 225 sound awful on a smooth road, i should really have my front and rear camber set but i like the way it sits in a bit at the top, most of the road noise on mine is the tyres running heavy on the inner edge
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you rekon a trip to get thr tracking etc done might help?
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do all 225's sound like the wheels are about to fall off then??
my 205 michelin snow tyres have been quiet as mice, but there really sound awfull.
No not all. I believe the Goodyear & continental's are a lot quieter :happy2:
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do all 225's sound like the wheels are about to fall off then??
my 205 michelin snow tyres have been quiet as mice, but there really sound awfull.
No not all. I believe the Goodyear & continental's are a lot quieter :happy2:
get shot of the tyres, that will cure your rumbling noise. Unlikely to be wheel bearings untill your wheels are smothered with grease :signLOL:
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going to get the tracking done today.
what are the recommendation's for tyres.
I normally go for michelin tyres as i like something that lasts rather than outright grip, but i'm open to other suggestions that suit the golf better
its a 1.4 tsi 170 GT Sport with DSG in case anyone wants to know :)
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check all the tyres have no flat spots where the tread is wearing down more than the rest of the tyres--even expensive tyres can go out of shape :happy2:
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going to get the tracking done today.
what are the recommendation's for tyres.
I normally go for michelin tyres as i like something that lasts rather than outright grip, but i'm open to other suggestions that suit the golf better
its a 1.4 tsi 170 GT Sport with DSG in case anyone wants to know :)
Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric 2 seem to be the favourite on here. :happy2:
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well its not the tracking.
the tracking was out, but only by a small amount, correcting the tracking hasnt really dulled the noise.
before i start shelling out on tyres, i think i'll swap pairs with my winters to see if that cures the problem.
judging by where the noise is, i have the feeling its the bridgestones that are causing it.
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well its not the tracking.
the tracking was out, but only by a small amount, correcting the tracking hasnt really dulled the noise.
before i start shelling out on tyres, i think i'll swap pairs with my winters to see if that cures the problem.
judging by where the noise is, i have the feeling its the bridgestones that are causing it.
it will be :happy2:
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I get horrendous wheel bearing noise when running my 45offset 8.5 18" wheels I think it's the extra stress as they poke a little which I didn't think they would, i worked they should sit flush unless they are not 45
Anyway back on standard wheels 17" and the noise isn't as bad still there but much less intrusive.
I gotten re aligned after lowering on my coilovers 1.43 camber on rear 1.13 front whether that's causing the extra noise I am unsure as it is within the tolerances allowed.
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are Yokohama s306 any good on a golf.
can get a pair cheap :)
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well its definatly the bridgestones.
just removed them and stuck my winters back on the front and i'm back to peace and quiet.
so now its a new set of front tyres, just what i didnt want at the mo!
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going to get the tracking done today.
what are the recommendation's for tyres.
I normally go for michelin tyres as i like something that lasts rather than outright grip, but i'm open to other suggestions that suit the golf better
its a 1.4 tsi 170 GT Sport with DSG in case anyone wants to know :)
Goodyear Eagle F1 Assymetric 2 seem to be the favourite on here. :happy2:
I would say that most people on here have Michelin PS3's, i did on mine and liked them, although i didnt try anything else so didnt have anything to compare them to! actually i did have some budgets on the back last winter, but they were lethal!
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well its definatly the bridgestones.
just removed them and stuck my winters back on the front and i'm back to peace and quiet.
so now its a new set of front tyres, just what i didnt want at the mo!
I have had a similar problem with the bridgestones but it was on the rear of mine.
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=224347.0
Its a known issue on mk5/6 GTIs it was even in autoexpress about poor alighnment from the factory that there GTD suffered the 50p ware that caused a wheel barring noise.
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New tyres should go on the rear:
http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/safety/car-tyres.html (http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/safety/car-tyres.html)
And +1 for the Michelin PS3
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tyres....
got 225/45/17's had conti sportcontact 3's on the rear, and somehow ended up with a bridgestone and sportmaxx3 on the front...
got the bald conti's changed to bf goodrich tires, much quiter and had them moved to the front, gna get the rears changed soon...
where's the best place in the midlands to get tracking done at a reasonable price?...