DODD@ELMO.EL.WPAFB.AF.MIL writes:
> 2) Transmission Whine. My tranny whines very noticably in first and second
> gear. In third and fourth, it may be masked by road noise. It is filled
> with to the required level with the required fluid. The tranny gives no
> obvious signs that it is overly worn, but I don't know what all to check.
>Is
> this whine normal? The interior is apart so I hear everything. No carpet
> for sound deadening. If the whine is standard equipment, is one of the
> redline fluids a deluxe option worth investing in?
I have a noticeable whine in first and second on my TR6 as well.
Always have. There is a REAL noticeable whine in reverse on every
manual trans I've ever owned, including my '85 honda. I assume this
is the kind of sound you are referring too. I recently inquired as to
why this was, and the answer was this: The machining (or perhaps the
finishing process) for the quiet gears (like 4th) is different than
for the other gears. The process for making the gears quiet is more
expensive, hence the reason for the whine in low gears. Of course
this is what I *heard*. *Sound* reasonable? Can anyone back this up?
Well, the TR6 has 6 new U-joints fully installed. Oh what a feeling!
I finished the job last night with the helpful and encouraging words
from Dean and Paul. I finally convinced Paul that turning wrenches
was more fun than sipping on a pint of ale and got a helping hand. I
shall have the car on the road next week with new tires and wheels so
we shall see how much vibration is left. The old u-joints didn't look
too bad, but there was one on the right rear axle that had some
noticeable wear. I wish I had removed the drive shaft before I
installed my O/D trans. With the trans out, all I had to do was
remove 4 bolts from the flange on the rear diff, and presto! But with
the O/D in place, I had to drop the exhaust, remove the rear trans
mount, and then jack up the trans to have enough room to pull the
shaft out. Ack! Well, it's done and I now have a bit more confidence
that the car will zing right along. One last step! Take the car to a
welder friend and take care of the rear frame rot. It's not real bad,
but I figure I better take care of it while I have a someone whom I
trust with a welder in his hand. (That person is not me, BTW :-) I
guess I'll do a tune up before I leave too. Maybe a radiator flush
would be a good thing before driving across the central U.S. in
August. Did I say one more thing? I wonder if I have time to
re-torque the head, tweeb the fupper valve, frob the .....
-Scotty
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