It sounds like the smaller bearing has gone and as you have driven 47K miles since the Haldex was serviced it wont be due to them mixing up the drain holes, it also means that its not going to go bang and will just get progressively louder.

 

I cant see that you have any claim against Skoda for a noisy bearing on a 6.5 years old vehicle with 120000 miles.

 

It's an easy and cheap repair for the very few people that are undertaking it, otherwise its a very profitable one for the dealers.

Edited 16 July, 20232 yr by J.R.

1 minute ago, J.R. said:

It sounds like the smaller bearing has gone and as you have driven 47K miles since the Haldex was serviced it wont be due to them mixing up the drain holes, it also means that its not going to go bang and will just get progressively louder.

 

I cant see that you have any claim against Skoda for a noisy bearing on a 6.5 years old vehicle with 120000 miles.

Thanks R.J I was thinking more on the lines of the excessive wear due to the long over extended breaks between the service but only going by what Skoda have it as. good to think it won't go bang, but at some point I would have thought it would fail.

24 minutes ago, J.R. said:

It sounds like the smaller bearing has gone and as you have driven 47K miles since the Haldex was serviced it wont be due to them mixing up the drain holes, it also means that its not going to go bang and will just get progressively louder.

 

I cant see that you have any claim against Skoda for a noisy bearing on a 6.5 years old vehicle with 120000 miles.

 

It's an easy and cheap repair for the very few people that are undertaking it, otherwise its a very profitable one for the dealers.

Thanks, any suggestions as to where I could get the repair done in Cheshire ?

@J.R.beat me to it...   That does sound like a bearing rather than the prop doughnut.

 

Not sure re Cheshire but you could try M&T transmissions in Sheffield...

 

https://www.mandttransmissions.co.uk/

 

They are a decent bunch and know their stuff 

Edited 16 July, 20232 yr by skomaz

Thanks skomaz, they seemed to have done the baring and seal replacement job ok, just wondering how often these failures occur and at what mileage, anyone happy to say?