Quote Originally Posted by CELison View Post
I'm getting a whipping sound as well like there's a piece of wire attached to the wheel and it's hitting something when the wheel rotates. Almost sounds like letting something slapping against a spinning fan. Very light sound. I'm hoping it's just a wheel bearing and not the inner bearing in the diff housing. OP, did you have to pull the trans? Mine is dsg however, not sure how the output bearings on the diffs vary from 6 spd to dsg.
Sounds a lot like what I had. I ended up picking up a trans with similar mileage from a recycler and the sound is completely gone. I'll be replacing the worn bearing in the old trans and I'll either keep it as a backup or sell it.