My SWAG is there is something about turning the wheel left that causes more load on the electric power steering. Maybe the longer half shaft on the passenger side? Honestly no idea, but if it DID draw more power it could be the alternator pulley changing the load on the belt system, pulling the damper a teenie fraction of a milimeter off its axis, putting it in contact with the seal.I still can’t understand why the pulley would have to be replaced, how can that go bad?
Seal and grease sounds logical for sure, but why would this noise be exacerbated when turning left at low speeds?
But your guess is as good as mine, I had a few experienced VW mechanics stumped as well. But they generally shrugged and said, "it's a Volkswagen, it sqeaks."
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I still can’t understand why the pulley would have to be replaced, how can that go bad?
Seal and grease sounds logical for sure, but why would this noise be exacerbated when turning left at low speeds?
What part numbers do I need?
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I’ll pull mine soon, worst case I can polish the groove out on the lathe. Still doubt that’s the root cause of this intermittent chirping noise
Well my local dealer said that the powertrain wouldn’t cover that so it would be out of pocket.
Would you mind posting that bulletin?
If there is a TSB you could buy a one day subscription to erWin, plug in your VIN and it should show all applicable TSB's for your car.
https://erwin.vw.com/erwin/showHome.do
If there is a TSB you could buy a one day subscription to erWin, plug in your VIN and it should show all applicable TSB's for your car.
https://erwin.vw.com/erwin/showHome.do