Pinion bearing in the trans is bad...If let go too long it will toast the ring/pinion and really cost ya instead of just costin ya..$1095 for a rebuild Daryl of AA Transaxle (425) 788-4070 aatransaxle.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Bohannan" <fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 5:49 PM Subject: 85 GL Whining....and not my children...
> Volks... > > On a 250 mile roundtrip voyage a whining started while under load...starts > somewhere around 30 mph, continues until up to speed and pitch increases > with speed of vehicle, not of motor...leads me to believe something in the > tranny...The whining only happens when under load...when I kick out the > clutch it goes away and when I let off the gas it goes away... > > A precursory search of the archives and I found that someone had a whiny > tranny and was going to replace a pinion bearing...does this sound right? > Otherwise, what other trees should I bark up in the problem solving > fiasco... > > What's involved in getting to this mystical pinion bearing? Am I yanking > the > tranny again...might as well put in another clutch?!! Or is my tranny > getting toasty? > > Thanks in advance!!! > > Dave > 85 GL Baby Bus > 85 Goldy > > -- > Dave - KC9FYM > http://fjazzbass.blogspot.com |
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