Deep whining noise

[Simonk]

Hey all.

I'm trying to track down a whining noise coming from the rear when I first start the car in the morning. It only lasts for about a minute and I suspect it's a bearing either in the AC compressor or the fan/alternator. I know it's safe to remove the belt to the fan and run it for 10-15 seconds to confirm if its the fan bearing but I was wondering if its ok to remove the AC belt. Does anything else need to be disconnected if I remove the AC belt?

[GC9911]

Have you checked your wife is not in the back, I sometimes get the whining noise from the passenger seat, sounds something like" your driving too fast" or " your too close to the car in front" .

[Peter M]

.....I was wondering if its ok to remove the AC belt. Does anything else need to be disconnected if I remove the AC belt?

Completely safe just to remove the belt.

[clutch-monkey]

Have you checked your wife is not in the back, I sometimes get the whining noise from the passenger seat, sound something like" your driving to fast" or " your too close to the car in front" .

i tend to get "please let me out"

followed or preceded by "mister who are you"

 

[Airhead]

Didn't know you knew my mother in law

[Doish13]

Lol my first post after a break from the forum - how I've missed you Greg

[Simonk]

Have you checked your wife is not in the back, I sometimes get the whining noise from the passenger seat, sounds something like" your driving too fast" or " your too close to the car in front" .

Nah, I've checked that already. This is a deeper whine, more like a growling dog.

[GC9911]

Nah, I've checked that already. This is a deeper whine, more like a growling dog.

I think Airhead has diagnosed it correctly, not the wife as first suspected, it's the mother in law!