My tranny sounds like a 1952 GMC pickup in 1st and 2nd gear, whinning upon accel and decel. What do I have to fix?

Geoff

Have you checked the Gear oil level?

Yeah.

This is a used tranny I got from a wrecked 914 that was Pink. Yep, factory pink! had about 35k on it.

Geoff

Does it do it all the time, or only when a 52 GMC pickup is following you?

Ever since I bought it 2 years ago. I should unweld the GMC from the back of the car, it must slow me down at the AX some.
I know-now you guys will be sending me cheese to go with that whine!
Geoff

I thought that was your turbo spooling up

is the sound similar to the revers noise?

uuuhhhhhh.......loose nut behind the wheel??

It sounds the same in reverse. I think its got a problem because of the wreck in was in. Brad is the answerman so I'll just wait until he sees this and endure all the absuse from you other guys.

Geoff

I agree with dad roberts.......it's the nut behind the wheel

The problem is the loose nuts that are replying, big help you guys are.
You would hand a guy in quicksand a grenade with the pin pulled!
Geoff

yeah, i mean, that would get him out of the hole, right?

It would fix the problem!

Geoff

Actually if it was you......you f..king squirrel I'd pitch you an anvil

such lauguage.....but not on topic at all. Don't you have any ideas on the noise?

Geoff

try Redbeard, he's awful good with transmissions!

* Peace *

Wear on the pinions? Does it sound like a rattle spray-paint can?

Is it only in the first 2 to 3 gears, but goes away in 4th and 5th?

By then Karl the damn Bursch is soo loud you can't hear anything! I think a bearing is toast but I want to have a idea what could be wrong before I rip it apart. I suppose I could pour 4 cans of Power Punch in it to quiet in down but that doesn't fix it.
Geoff

Probably the bearing in the intermediate plate for 1st & 2nd gear. The bearing is going away and the gears have all new clearance. I wouldn't drive it much or you could do further damage to some other expensive parts.

I stole the photo from Red Beards trany web site (sorry Red Beard):

Thanks Mark, I guess I will park it and rip it out.
Geoff

At least no one recomended sawdust!

Hey Mark how bout a link to Red-Beards Trans site

found it here it is


http://home.san.rr.com/pb914/rebuild/

Can you add that link to our page?

thanks,
L

done

spinning your tires in gravel and then hitting pavement in first gear helps. you should do it more often.

kevin

Atleast mine CAN do that!
How is the engine install coming? Did you fire it up yesterday?

Geoff

electrics, fuel pump power this time. i'd rather shovel chicken shit. i'm trying to use the stock wiring to power the pump. i can use the + side of the coil, but i'm concerned about probs with the compufire and running an additional lead from the coil to power the pump. will recheck continuity of all the wires/ relay pannel this am. or try to fish a wire through the harness and pull power from a switched circuit on the fuse panel, not real excited about this option.

kevin