Date:         Mon, 2 Nov 1998 14:24:09 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Fritz <jfritz@DECORAH.K12.IA.US>
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From:         Jim Fritz <jfritz@DECORAH.K12.IA.US>
Subject:      Re: Matthew Pollard's downshifting into 2nd: whining sound
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                      Re: Matthew Pollard's downshifting into 2n   11/2/98
Volks,
I posted a question about the "whine" in my transmission under both acceleration and decceleration (sp?) a week or two ago.  I have since taken it to my mechanic who "tweaked it" and basically greased the linkages.  Everything seems to work smoother now and the "whine" is less noticeable.  He told me he thought I was just hearing noise being transferred from the gearbox through the linkage and up into my shift handle.  Does this sound feasible or am looking at a similar problem to what Todd posted below?  Does anybody else's 4 spd make these kind of noises?  I could live with it if I knew it was nothing to worry about.  BTW, you can feel it in the shifter too.
TIA
Jim
91 Passat Wagon GL
89 Westy
66 Beetle


Todd Hill wrote:
>Hello,
>
>Sounds like it could be one of a couple of things but I would
>suspect the pinion bearing is probably worn.  The noise (soft
>whine type noise) be there in first as well but you may not
>notice it will all of the other noises the Van is making while you
>accelerate.  You can hear it in 2nd due to the light load thats on
>it at the time.  Take it to a trusted local VW mechanic and pay
>his diagnostic fee and see what he has to say.  If something is
>going 'south' on you I would fix it before I left on any trip.  Being
>stuck in town is one thing but being stranded in someplace
>strange is another!
>
>Also, the difficulties engaging 2nd is usually caused by the pin
>that supports the 1st/2nd fork beginning to stretch.  Eventually
>it will snap and you will not be able to get either 1st or 2nd.  VW
>updated this part on later models and I either modify the existing
>fork if not too bad or replace with the new style fork during my
>rebuilds.
>
>Good luck and keep us posted!
>~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
>Todd Hill
>VolksWerks Transaxles
>Olympia, WA


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