> ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jason Willenbrock > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 4:05 PM > Subject: whine? > > > hey all, > today i noticed a whine in all gears when rpm reaches about 3800. is this the > beginning of the end for my manual tranny? how longer will it hang in there? > any ideas? > jason
>From my experience, start saving for a rebuild and run it. Just don't bung up the ring and pinion before you swap it out. That will get the big "rejected core" sticker when you send it in most likely Ours went for about a year (no failure) then I swapped it. The quiet is much nicer than the whine. Cheers, Dave C. Williamsburg, VA zzzzzzzzz__ |E[__] [__]|[_]\\ | _DC&SP | _ || * * * =-( )---------( )--= '85 GL Westy (His) '91 Cabriolet (Hers) |
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