Wheel bearing?
Half dead cat living in wheel?
I've heard of that before. ^^^
That's a possibility. It's all very strange. I hope it's not a g'box problem.
Where does it come from in the car? Or is it one of those noises that seems to drift around and come from everywhere?
Spot on. It sounds like it's coming from roughly exactly where the engine is, but underneath it.
Surely gearbox area that?
Exactly what I'm thinking. It had a new/reconditioned one at about 90k according to the receipts and it's now on 114k so it shouldn't be fooked.
What about drive shaft? Is there any leaking from the rubber at the gearbox end?
Fvck knows. I haven't had a look as it's always dark when I drive it. I suppose I should really.