I have a similar sound in my yellow Bugeye.  If anyone has an answer please
respond on list.  Maybe I can  fix it if I know what it is. 
Phil Nase
Quakertown, PA
http://home.comcast.net/~philnasecpa
My question is:
Why was the rear growling?  The gears look fine.  The bearings seem OK.  The
front seal was leaking a little.  The sound was a steady moaning type growl
that increased with speed.  At 35 MPH is was noticable.  At 45 it was pretty
loud.  I didn't go much faster than that.
It was noisy at cruise or acceleration, quiet on deceleration.
Did I have a lash problem or maybe a bad bearing?  Any tell-tale clues to
look for?
Cheers,
Derf
 
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