Front droning noise - bearing?

[F6frogie]

Hi, I just wondered if anyone could help?



I have a 82 R4 F6 van which I have nearly finished restoring and have took out onto the road today for the first time in 4 months.
The car has quite a loud droning/whiring noise coming from the front when the car is moving in a straight line/right (free wheeling also) . It virtually disapears when I turn the car to the left meaning that it is probably the left wheel bearing (the noise gets louder when turning right) but I thought worn bearing didn't make much of noise when moving straight ahead?



Both Driveshafts are brand new.



Any help would be very welcome - Thanks.

 

[malcolm]

Most likely it is a wheel bearing - all the right characteristics there. They are easy enough to replace (though from memory I think you need a hub puller to remove the inner bearing).

 

[F6frogie]

Thanks for that Malcolm - I get one ordered and let you know the results once it's fitted:wink:

Kind regards, Matt