Is this diff whine and r&p or drive shaft bearing proble

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Quote:When on the stands and car is started, when I turn the wheels it feels ok and spins freely with some effort, but i think i recall some metal on metal scraping? sounded like coming from the wheels (both sides)

Rear discs & pads? Maybe they have a slight amount of drag?

Quote:When left in gear and spinning on its own, the wheels look like they wobble when you look directly from behind. When driving I dont get or feel any bad vibrations. The noise doesnt cause severe vibrations felt in the car like unbalanced wheels do.

Do the wheels have hub centric spacers on them? Could be slightly off centre. You wont notice it a huge amount vibration wise but you could see possibly see it when spinning

Quote:I'm pretty stuck as to what else to do apart from taking it to someone to find out the problem....

If I wasnt so busy mate I would nip over for a bucthers and a play, 2 minds and all that. Sure it isnt anything uber serious. Just do what I do, keep abusing it until you have a catastrophic failure, then fix it

Quote:Just to confirm does it normally get that warm around transmission tunnel!?!? even after a 10 mins drive?

The N2 comes wth underfloor heating, after a few mins driving the floor pan is toasty warm! Dont worry about that mate.

Cheers

James