Used to have a 96 Jeep Grand Cherokee that had a rear end that was noisey. There was constant what sounded like bearing noise at most speeds over 30 mph. I had bearings changed, put in synthetic oil and the sound did not change. Finally I talked to a Jeep wrench and he said that all 96 rear ends were noisey and all had that bearing noise. It was not something that I need to worry about, it just was the nature of that beast.

I have a similar noise in my 07 roadster. I got this thing with 10K on the clock and was not paying attention to details, I was just happy to be driving it. Now after 8 months in the saddle I notice little stuff, and one little thing is that what sounds like bearing noise or rear end gear noise. It is most noticible on a very smooth road portion, and seems to get worse as I apply the brakes. I'm not getting any indications of heat on either rear wheel. I just got back from a trip to Indiana without a hiccup.

Wondering if anyone else gets this gear noise from the back of their roadster, or if your rolling on smooth asphault is totally without the sound of bad bearings or a rear end with gears cut that make noise. Any experiences with bearing noise I would be interested in learning what happens in your roadster...

Thanks..