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Date:         Mon, 16 Aug 2004 10:53:38 -0700
Reply-To:     David Shepherdson <shepherdsond@METRO.DST.OR.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Shepherdson <shepherdsond@METRO.DST.OR.US>
Subject:      Transmission whine
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I would appreciate some feed back on this. My 1990 Westy transmission is whining quite loudly, it started quite quickly about 5000 miles ago (500 miles after I purchased it!). It whines in every gear when power is on and more or less goes away when you take your foot off the pedal. I assume it's the final drive pinion gear (?). If I drive uphill at 70 next to a concrete median divider with the window open its quite an earfull (reflected noise). My question is how long is it likely to go before catostrophic failure (or other problems). Can I wait a few thousand miles until it is convenient or should I do something now? Any thoughts? Thanks, David


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