Joe and Steve, I have been ignoring the quite loud whining in my transmission for 2yrs and 23k miles since I bought it. The invoice from the POs clutch replacement even stated "transmision is noisy." It whined in all gears and made a rumbling noise in idle which was worsened by stepping on the clutch. From my experience, I suspect you could make it 300 mi, but who really knows. Today, I just finished a transmission transplant(had to harvest and graft). Took me about a week of sporadic work to finish. When I drove my van today for the first time with the newer (dealer rebuilt w/ 30kmi) transmission, I couldn't belive how quiet it was. Just the quiet humm of the engine in back. I can even hear the CD turned to a much lower volume now. Garrick 84 Westy Davis, cA
> Am I foolish to drive this last trip before the syncro > goes into convalesence? Is it likely I will damage the ring & pinion > (is that right?)if I drive it 300 miles gently? My understanding is > that that part alone is about $500.
> I was wondering if any other people can hear their transmissions gears as > the car is driving, particularly the ring and pinion I think. |
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