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What's the normal trans noise level?
How noisy are the transaxles supposed to be? Loud, noticeable, or fairly quiet?
Anyone got video/sound of theirs? Mine has always had alot of road whine, I thought it was normal. Now that the interior is stripped it I can also hear bearing noise when I first start it while sitting still, goes away when I start driving. I drove my brother's '83 and it didn't sound so bad as mine, but I dont know if it's because he had alot of crap piled in the back muffling the sound. I'm just wondering if I should start preemptive trans shopping.
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06-08-2008, 10:28 PM
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Have you tried changing the transaxel fluid?
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06-08-2008, 10:56 PM
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With no sound deadening, they're pretty noisy.
If your brother emptys the back of his car, and removes the heavy carpet, his will be noisy, too. |
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06-08-2008, 11:00 PM
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I put Mobile1 synthetic in, not much noise difference but better shifting for sure.
Guess I'll just wait and fix it if it breaks.
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06-09-2008, 01:00 PM
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I take my carpet out everytime I go Autoxing so I can fit the tires in. With the carpet out it is indeed quite loud. I have changed the fluid and it didnt change the sound. Either its normal or we both we be shopping for a transaxel in the future.
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06-09-2008, 01:27 PM
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I've been waiting for mine to die now for about 10 years and it just won't. The thing makes a helluva racket - whines like an F-16 - and just will not die. I sometimes wish it would because that would motivate me to use the 924 Turbo tranny I've got and put that in instead - it's silent.
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06-09-2008, 02:30 PM
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Mine is VERY loud.
Then again...I have those pesky straight-cut gears...
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