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Thanks for your advise jacques thanks for your advise Gareth and decided to go with what you suggested , I have changed the brakes and the noise is still there, so I went ahead and changed both cv joints and the noise is still there so now I'm really stuck in what it would be as I ent got a clue now, disks & pads changed/ wheel barings/hub changed/ and now cv joints not sure what else it could be. It's only when car is in motion dose not do it stationary could it be a bad tyre and bad tracking ? As I have noticed the wear is in on edge of tyre

Thanks Jacques for your message I don't think it would be PS fluid as I think my is electric steering rack Strange really as some say humming and mechanic said grinding

Hi Cliff, Apologies for the long delay in responding, today I am having both CV joints replaced and brake pads. I didn't want to replace the brake pads and the issue is still there then it would indicate that the CV joints are bad, so I am having both changed at the same time Once they have been changed I will let you know the results

Hi All, Just an update Car has just been returned to me. They have also hurd the issue i am having and there also scratching there head. they have checked all wheel barings and they are fine, they have checked the CV joint/shafts and have confirmed they are fine. They have said after looking at the disks they can see where something is dragging along the disks so they have checked the dust guard and there is enough clearance bettween the disk and the guard. They have suspected it to be the brake pads ? dose this sound right ? and the scoring is on the same side the noise is comming from ?

hi all just to give you an update the car is booked in to another garage tomorrow, after decribing the issue they said it sounds like a drive shaft/cv joint but will confirm one he has looked at it

Hi Cliff, Thanks for your message. I have just been to collect the car from the garage,i took it to F1 auto centers as they was local to my work place. I spoken to the mechanic that had a look at the car he said i took it for a road test and i could slightly hear the hum noise when turning so i put it on the ramps for further inspection. i have checked your suspension at the front and everything is working as it should, i have checked your tie rod ends and there solid no movement there what so ever. he also checked the wheel barings on the front but he said he can see that the front baring have recently been changed includeing the passenger side also checked the front drop links( which was changed by me only the drivers side ) He also checked the rear of the car wheel barings/ suspension and drop links and confirmed all was ok - he said he done some tests on the front end of the car and he could not pin point the exact problem. he had avised me to keep an eye on it and take it back if it gets worser for them to easyly diagnose the issue and repair whats needed. he did advise me that the car the safe to continue to drive

Hi All, car was in the garage overnight and they have road tested it and could hear it. They have checked wheel barings front and rear, drop links front and back, steering components and they have said the car is solid but they are unable to locate where the issue is as everything is solid on the car no play what so ever. they told me not to worry about it Not sure if i should give it to another garage to look at or just change the parts iv been advised it could be Wheel baring & CV joints

Morning All, The car is now in the garage They have said is could be 3 possable thing 1 - Bad tie rod ends 2 - Wheel baring on passenger side 3 - CV Joint. Once they have confirmed what the issue is i will let everyone know Cheers for your help all

Hi all thanks everyone for your help the car is booked into the garage this Tuesday to find out what the problem is,once I know I'll let everyone know what the issue was

Hi there, Thanks for your advise, I have tried the above and there is no movement/noise coming the CV joints.

Hi All, Thanks for your messages I will try and make a video later today. @Trevor thanks for your message I do not hear any droning noise when driving the car so that eliminates the rear wheel baring's , when I hit speeds of 50/60 MPH there is a slight wobble/vibration on the steering wheel if that helps @cliffcoggin Thanks for your message I understand that the AA are there to resolve breakdowns but i needed to make sure that the car is safe to be driven in as I have my family in the car daily and that i wasn't putting them in any danger. What you are describing sounds right when turning right there is a slight grind/humming noise -for a split second then disappears. As its a possibility it could be the baring or the CV joint i might just get it booked for a diagnostic and get them to repair what ever it needs to resolve as i don't want to be changing the wheel baring ands its the CV joint and vice versa - as I was told previously by a mechanic this was the drivers wheel baring so i had the hub & baring changed but the issue is still there. If I manage to get it booked in the next couple of days ill come back to you and confirm what the issue was - hopefully the parts already mentioned Thanks for all your help so far

Thanks for your help, the noise dose not sound anything like that. When I turn right u hear hum hum/ grinding noise but when I straighten up the noise goes.

Hi both thanks for your responses - yes I know what that it now thanks for your picture. From what I have been told as the AA checked all joints and spun the wheels and confirm all parts are secure/ no movement - he check the cv joints and all look in good conditions cv clips securely im place

Hi There, Thanks for your message, without me sounding stupid whats that ? The AA have been out and checked all the joints under car and they have said everything is solid under the car no movement what so ever - ball joints/wishbone/drive shafts

Good Afternoon All, Apologies if this has already been answered but i could not find anything within the search. I have recently purchased Audi A3 2012 2.0 TDI - 70K on the clock, and i seem to be having an issue. Everytime i turn right at low speeds i can hear a grinding/humming noise but when i turn left i dont hear anything. I have recently had new disk and pads all round and 2 new front calipers as they had seize not sure mentioning these will help in anyway. I have recently had the drivers wheelbaring/hub changed as i thought this was the issue as i could hear it louder on my side than the passenger side so had it straight in for a repair. i have changed the wheels over just incase it maybe a tyre issue but by changeing the tyres over the noise is still present so i know its not a tyre issue, before changeing the wheel baring i did try and feel for any play in both wheel but both seems solid no play what so ever but i did read that even a bad wheel baring may not have play in due to no weight on the wheel/baring. There is a small amout of vibration in the steering wheel at high speeds but not a excessive but when turning right at low speeds i can hear grinding/humming but disapears but as i starighten up. i dont want to be replaceing the passenger wheel hub & baring if this is not an issue. Just to add i have had the car off the floor and started spinning the wheel and can feel a vibration through the passenger coil spring and when turning a vibration can be felt through the passenger coil spring but the drivers side unable to feel anything when spinning the wheel or turning. I hope one of you are able to help or had the same issue and could confirm that its likly the wheelbaring on the passenger side. Thanks in advance Gav