<html><head></head><body><div dir="auto">Being only in higher gears suggests the gearbox - if it was the diff that would surely be the same in all gears - potentially more in lower gears due to increased torque. My bet would be on layshaft bearing at the end of the cluster closest to where the higher gears are. Can't see how it would suddenly appear after shop visit though, unless they did some really stupid like draining the fluid and driving it before refilling - or wrong grade fluid and damage done so the second change didn't fix it.</div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="auto">On 25 May 2025 16:15:27 BST, Moose <eric@megageek.com> wrote:</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<font size="2" face="sans-serif">Jeff, this is a good idea. Will do.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">The reason I'm really confused is that
the noise is only when you give it ANY throttle. So even if you are
not accelerating (i.e. Not under load.), but just have the pedal down a
little, you hear the noise.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Wouldn't both the </font><font size="3">differential
and drive shafts make noise all the time, or at least under load?</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">But I plan to do a much deeper dive.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Thanks again to everyone with this.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Moose</font>
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<br><font size="1" color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif">From:
</font><font size="1" face="sans-serif">Jeff Scarbrough <fishplate@gmail.com></font>
<br><font size="1" color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif">To:
</font><font size="1" face="sans-serif">Moose <eric@megageek.com></font>
<br><font size="1" color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif">Cc:
</font><font size="1" face="sans-serif">"shop-talk@autox.team.net"
<Shop-talk@autox.team.net></font>
<br><font size="1" color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif">Date:
</font><font size="1" face="sans-serif">05/25/2025 11:03</font>
<br><font size="1" color="#5f5f5f" face="sans-serif">Subject:
</font><font size="1" face="sans-serif">Re: [Shop-talk]
Manual transmission issue???</font>
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<br><font size="3">Have you checked the differential(s) and drive shafts?
My TR6 had an annoying transmission noise that, after a rebuild, turned
out to be in the diff. </font>
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<br><font size="3">Noises in a car are notoriously hard to track down by
sitting inside.</font>
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<br><font size="3">On Sun, May 25, 2025, 08:47 Moose <</font><a href="mailto:eric@megageek.com"><font size="3" color="blue"><u>eric@megageek.com</u></font></a><font size="3">>
wrote:</font>
<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Braintrust,</font><font size="3"> <br>
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I don't mess with transmissions at all, so I'm in the dark here.
Hopefully someone has the answer and it's an easy fix.</font><font size="3">
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The issue, 2017 Jeep Patriot with a 5 speed manual transmission
makes a 'whirring' sound when driving in 3rd gear or higher.</font><font size="3">
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Started about a year ago, when car was picked up from a franchise mechanic
shop. (owner of car is a single woman without much money.) </font><font size="3"><br>
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When she called them back they where like, "Well, we would have to
charge you to look at it." So since she already suspected they
caused the issues, she didn't want to give them more money.</font><font size="3">
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She brought it to another shop and they said, "You need a new transmission."
That will more than likely exceed the valve of the Jeep. So they
just did a fluid change, and that was it. Note, in their carfax report,
they listed that they "installed a new transmission" in addition
to the fluid change, so I don't trust them either.</font><font size="3">
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It's a manual 5 speed. I checked the fluid level and it is exactly
where it should be. So I did a road test.</font><font size="3"> <br>
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Here is the crazy part.</font><font size="3"> </font><font size="2" face="sans-serif"><br>
There is NOTHING that I can feel that would indicate any transmission problems.
No slipping, no chucking, it shifts smooth and pulls strong. No vibrations.
The only thing is that noise, and that ONLY happens when you give it throttle.</font><font size="3">
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So if you are going down the street at 50, and take your foot off the gas
pedal, noise goes away. If you just give it a little gas, noise returns.</font><font size="3">
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If you have it in neutral coasting, no noise. If you are engine braking,
no noise. The noise is ONLY if you have your foot on the gas in the slightest.</font><font size="3">
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Note, there is also no noticeable noise in 1st or 2nd gear.</font><font size="3">
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I am thinking that the original shop did something to the car to make it
start this noise, knowing she would take it back there to get it fixed
and that it's a simple fix.</font><font size="3"> <br>
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I would love to be able to fix this as it is a hard working girl that doesn't
have much money and really takes care of her car. She is also a good
friend of my fiancee, so it would be bonus points for me. 8>)</font><font size="3">
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Thanks and I hope everyone takes a moment to think about all the Soldier's
that gave their lives to protect our freedoms, (no matter what country
you are from.)</font><font size="3"> <br>
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Have a great weekend!</font><font size="3"> <br>
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