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leprechaun
Member Since: 30 Mar 2015
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 158
 
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Thankfully I was about 30 seconds from home when it started…
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 7th Jun 2023 6:45 pm |
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HairyFool
Member Since: 04 Jan 2023
Location: Essex
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Easiest possibilty is a stone caught behind the parking brake backplate.
It depends if you can identify the direction it is coming from. A visitor from the dark side, my other vehicle is an MG5 EV
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| 8th Jun 2023 9:18 pm |
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leprechaun
Member Since: 30 Mar 2015
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 158
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Good shout. Would that cause a vibration too…like driving over cobbles? I neglected to mention that bit. It did seem like it was coming from in front of me too…
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| 8th Jun 2023 9:41 pm |
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HairyFool
Member Since: 04 Jan 2023
Location: Essex
Posts: 536
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Then no, bearing failure in the front hub would be my next option. The “cobbles” is quite distinctive.
Stone in the backplate can sound like the car is tearing apart but no vibration and often little damage. A visitor from the dark side, my other vehicle is an MG5 EV
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| 10th Jun 2023 8:39 pm |
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leprechaun
Member Since: 30 Mar 2015
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 158
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After having another listen I’m pretty sure it’s coming from the back. Going to see if I can get it on a ramp tomorrow for closer inspection.
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| 10th Jun 2023 8:46 pm |
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RogB
Member Since: 15 Jun 2018
Location: Mansfield
Posts: 1651
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prop shaft bearing maybe ?
seems to be a fairly common failure, the vibrations would resonate throughout the whole car most likely and give a rough ride feeling 2011 D4 XS 305 MY12 - gone but not forgotten
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| 12th Jun 2023 6:58 am |
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leprechaun
Member Since: 30 Mar 2015
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 158
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I’m suspecting the prop shaft too, I fitted a new prop shaft around 3 weeks ago, I’m wondering if it has failed??? Didn’t get a chance to check it out yesterday but I’ll see if I can get underneath it tonight.
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| 12th Jun 2023 8:42 am |
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HairyFool
Member Since: 04 Jan 2023
Location: Essex
Posts: 536
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Glad someone is considering a new part has failed. 
"it can't be that, I have just replaced it" is dangerous fault finding. A visitor from the dark side, my other vehicle is an MG5 EV
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| 12th Jun 2023 11:44 am |
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leprechaun
Member Since: 30 Mar 2015
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 158
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It may be my own fault, I opted for a £200 one over the genuine one which was over £400…it could have been the installer like (me) but it has ran perfectly for a good few hundred miles since I fitted it.
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| 12th Jun 2023 12:17 pm |
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leprechaun
Member Since: 30 Mar 2015
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 158
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The prop shaft itself appears to be fine, there is little to no play and the rubber doesn’t look damaged, however, it has spat gunk all over the heat shield. I’m pretty sure that we didn’t apply all this during fitting. Could it be a sign of failure?
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bu7y3di7n0m0anl/IMG_1440.jpg?dl=0
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| 16th Jun 2023 9:00 am |
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SpiderBaby
D3 Decade
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Liverpool
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When my lad bought his D3 there was an invoice for a replaced prop centre bearing.
Looking underneath there was grease on the heat shield like yours - when split and replaced the cap hadn't been sealed fully
We replaced it with a new GKN one straight away. I see no ships........
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| 16th Jun 2023 10:07 am |
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