Hi ive got an OCTAVIA VRS on an 05 plate,she has covered 122000 miles with full service history.About 2 months ago i had a droning noise when driving which turned out to be nearside front bearing.I had it replaced and all was ok for a couple of weeks until this droning came back again.I now think that maybe drivers side one has gone as when you put load on the right hand side the droning gets louder,but also recently i dont know if it was me but i couldnt get 5th gear and tried 3 times before it whet in and has been fine ever since.Gears are nice and smooth no crunching apart from this droning.If gearbox was on its way out would it wine or drone? im hoping this is just a bearing and not the box.

could be the diff thats making the noise not uncommon ....

or its wheel related

I'd think it's a wheel bearing or a tyre noise. Have a really close look for any evidence that there's a low spot on a tyre before spending money.

Sounds like diff to me, same thing happened to mine - 1.9TDI 90bhp.

Ended up flogging the car.

Sounds like diff to me, same thing happened to mine - 1.9TDI 90bhp.

Ended up flogging the car.

Its not gearbox its front offside wheelbearing,as it whines louder when i put load on it ie,turning left