'Groaning' on turning right

[George]

Any ideas? Typically occurring on going round roundabouts or right into junctions. Seems to emanate from the right rear.

Been going on for the last couple of months but admittedly owing to issues as work, not had the chance to get the car jacked up to have a look.

TIA

[fuzzy]

wheel bearing by the sounds of it.

[mrLEE30]

If it happens on tighter turns at slower speeds I would say the diff.

Wheel bearings tend to make noise in situations like changing lanes or higher speed corners.

[George]

Interesting. It's a low pitch rumbling groan. My first impressions were perhaps the right rear CV joint?

[kam-325i]

Interesting. It's a low pitch rumbling groan. My first impressions were perhaps the right rear CV joint?

RWD CV joints dont go like those on FWD.

[George]

Interesting. It's a low pitch rumbling groan. My first impressions were perhaps the right rear CV joint?

RWD CV joints dont go like those on FWD.

Ah right. I mentioned the above as we used a Rover for a charity rally and it displayed very similar symptoms and that was diagnosed as a CV joint.

[kam-325i]

A CV Joint will "Clunk" when it wears. But RWD CV joints are not stressed like those on FWD cars, you could used a simple UJ instead.

What you have described sounds like a wheel bearing problem.

[George]

What you have described sounds like a wheel bearing problem.

How is it best to go about confirming that the bearing is the problem?

[Grrrmachine]

Normally, you jack that wheel off the ground and then give it a good tug side to side, and up and down. If it wobbles relative to the strut, then it's usually a dead bearing.

[Demlotcrew]

What you have described sounds like a wheel bearing problem.

How is it best to go about confirming that the bearing is the problem?

Take it to a professional! Cant say i have even been able to feel play in a bearing.

[George]

Many thanks for the input, will check it out.

Hopefully it'll have warmed up and the snow melted by the weekend.

[fuzzy]

theres only the once where ive been able to wobble the wheel side to side . if you can do that its near the point of total disintegration.