Noisy transmission bearings vs noisy diff: how to tell
Tegger
differential in a FWD car that has a manual transmission and an open, non-
hypoid diff?
Would a noisy transmission bearing be noisy at any car speed in any gear
while under load?
Would a noisy differential be noisy only at a specific car speed under load
no matter the gear you were in?
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Tegger
golden oldie
If it is transmission noise it will be noisy when the car is standing
still, will likley change depending on what gear you are in. The sound
emitted from worn bearings is in my experience is more of a rumble and
worn gears tend to howl.
HLS
"Tegger" <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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Tegger, the only time I have had a similar problem was when the differential
bearings
went out on an automatic transmission car of mine. It started howling at
highway speed,
and was somewhat less as the car decelerated. It, in this case, did not
quiet as you got
off the accelerator, it just changed with crankshaft rpm.
I know this doesnt help much. I guess you could jack it up, put it in gear,
and listen
for the source of the noise.
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golden oldie <hamb...@redshift.bc.ca> wrote in article
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Even in neutral with the clutch engaged, the output shaft is NOT spinning,
and the sliding gears are NOT meshed with the countershaft gears.......SO,
no noise when the car is standing still is NOT an indication that the
transmission is okay.
Tegger
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> golden oldie <hamb...@redshift.bc.ca> wrote in article
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>> If it is transmission noise it will be noisy when the car is standing
>> still, will likley change depending on what gear you are in. The
>> sound emitted from worn bearings is in my experience is more of a
>> rumble and worn gears tend to howl.
>>
>
> Even in neutral with the clutch engaged, the output shaft is NOT
> spinning, and the sliding gears are NOT meshed with the countershaft
> gears.......SO, no noise when the car is standing still is NOT an
> indication that the transmission is okay.
>
>
I'm not sure I understand these sentences. With the clutch engaged (pedal
released) in neutral, the input shaft is spinning everythng inside the
gearbox, no?
My usual mechanic (now 50 miles away) tests for noisy bearings by parking
the car near a wall so he can hear better, then repeatedly pressing and
releasing the clutch in neutral.
Last time he checked, which was two years ago, he said the bearings would
rattle under that test when the pedal was released.
I asked him when I would know it was time to replace the tranny, and he
said when it "sounds like a freight train".
I had two Toyota T50 trannies develop bad 5th gear bearings. They sounded
just like this (whining/howling), but only when I was actually in 5th. The
noise I've got now happens no matter the gear, only at 45-50mph, and only
once the tranny warms up.
The car is a '91 Integra with almost 300K miles on it.
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Tegger
Tegger
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> "Tegger" <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
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>> Is there a way to tell apart noise from worn tranny bearings versus a
>> worn differential in a FWD car that has a manual transmission and an
>> open, non- hypoid diff?
>>
>> Would a noisy transmission bearing be noisy at any car speed in any
>> gear while under load?
>>
>> Would a noisy differential be noisy only at a specific car speed
>> under load
>> no matter the gear you were in?
>
> Tegger, the only time I have had a similar problem was when the
> differential bearings
> went out on an automatic transmission car of mine. It started howling
> at highway speed,
> and was somewhat less as the car decelerated. It, in this case, did
> not quiet as you got
> off the accelerator, it just changed with crankshaft rpm.
This is iteresting. I wonder if mine will get like this with time. Right
now it gets totally quiet when you're off the gas in gear.
Diff bearings sound right to me. Final drive speed changes linearly with
car speed.
>
> I know this doesnt help much. I guess you could jack it up, put it in
> gear, and listen
> for the source of the noise.
>
With the weather we've got right now, I'm not doing any servicing for a
long while. No garage, you see.
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Tegger
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> "HLS" <nos...@nospam.nix> wrote innews:UZ24j.74674$YL5....@newssvr29.news.prodigy.net:
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Don't discount the value of taking a piece of garden hose for a
stethoscope and using it to find just where in the trans the noise is
coming from (while the car is standing still, in case anyone is
wondering). The noise can be auite localizable, says this veteran of
several Civic manual transmissions whose bearings failed for no reason
to the apparent surprise of all the mechanics.
Tegger
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> Don't discount the value of taking a piece of garden hose for a
> stethoscope and using it to find just where in the trans the noise is
> coming from (while the car is standing still, in case anyone is
> wondering). The noise can be auite localizable, says this veteran of
> several Civic manual transmissions whose bearings failed for no reason
> to the apparent surprise of all the mechanics.
It's not possible for me to do any listening that would tell me anything.
Let's just say my hearing is "approximate".
I'm just going to let it go until it's too loud to tolerate, then replace
the tranny.
Thanks.
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Tegger
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Tegger <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote in article
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> "*" <nos...@this.addy.com> wrote in
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> > golden oldie <hamb...@redshift.bc.ca> wrote in article
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> >>
> >> If it is transmission noise it will be noisy when the car is standing
> >> still, will likley change depending on what gear you are in. The
> >> sound emitted from worn bearings is in my experience is more of a
> >> rumble and worn gears tend to howl.
> >>
> >
> > Even in neutral with the clutch engaged, the output shaft is NOT
> > spinning, and the sliding gears are NOT meshed with the countershaft
> > gears.......SO, no noise when the car is standing still is NOT an
> > indication that the transmission is okay.
> >
> >
>
>
> I'm not sure I understand these sentences. With the clutch engaged (pedal
> released) in neutral, the input shaft is spinning everythng inside the
> gearbox, no?
>
NO!
If the output shaft were spinning, the car would be moving!!!
The sliding gears are mounted on the output shaft. If they are not engaged,
the output shaft is not turning - or else the car would be moving!
> My usual mechanic (now 50 miles away) tests for noisy bearings by parking
> the car near a wall so he can hear better, then repeatedly pressing and
> releasing the clutch in neutral.
>
> Last time he checked, which was two years ago, he said the bearings would
> rattle under that test when the pedal was released.
>
You can check SOME gears and bearings in neutral - not all of them as you
implied above.
Tegger
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> Tegger <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote in article
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>> With the clutch engaged (pedal released) in neutral, the input
>> shaft is spinning everythng inside the gearbox, no?
>>
>
> NO!
>
> If the output shaft were spinning, the car would be moving!!!
>
> The sliding gears are mounted on the output shaft. If they are not
> engaged, the output shaft is not turning - or else the car would be
> moving!
I know the gears (except for Reverse) are actually in constant mesh, and
that what locks them to the output shaft are the dog teeth on the
synchro assemblies.
Thinking more carefully, the INPUT shaft and all the GEARS would be
spinning in neutral (clutch engaged), but the OUTPUT shaft would not,
since none of the output shaft gears would be locked to the output
shaft.
That being the case, the output shaft bearings would not be spinning
when the car is not moving, so there would be no way to check for noise
from them with the method my mechanic used last time he did his quick
check. All the other bearings could be checked by my mechanic's quickie
method, however.
>
>
>> My usual mechanic (now 50 miles away) tests for noisy bearings by
>> parking
>
>> the car near a wall so he can hear better, then repeatedly pressing
>> and releasing the clutch in neutral.
>>
>> Last time he checked, which was two years ago, he said the bearings
>> would
>
>> rattle under that test when the pedal was released.
>>
>
>
> You can check SOME gears and bearings in neutral - not all of them as
> you implied above.
>
>
>
I see why, now. Thanks.
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Tegger
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Tegger <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote in article
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> "*" <nos...@this.addy.com> wrote in
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> > Tegger <teg...@tegger.c0m> wrote in article
> >>
> >> With the clutch engaged (pedal released) in neutral, the input
> >> shaft is spinning everythng inside the gearbox, no?
> >>
> >
> > NO!
> >
> > If the output shaft were spinning, the car would be moving!!!
> >
> > The sliding gears are mounted on the output shaft. If they are not
> > engaged, the output shaft is not turning - or else the car would be
> > moving!
>
>
>
> I know the gears (except for Reverse) are actually in constant mesh, and
> that what locks them to the output shaft are the dog teeth on the
> synchro assemblies.
>
> Thinking more carefully, the INPUT shaft and all the GEARS would be
> spinning in neutral (clutch engaged), but the OUTPUT shaft would not,
> since none of the output shaft gears would be locked to the output
> shaft.
>
> That being the case, the output shaft bearings would not be spinning
> when the car is not moving, so there would be no way to check for noise
> from them with the method my mechanic used last time he did his quick
> check. All the other bearings could be checked by my mechanic's quickie
> method, however.
>
>
>
>
Except, of course, the reverse slider and idler gears.....
Chas Hurst
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gears are in motion along with the others.
I would check that the oil is of the correct type and weight for the trans.
Tegger
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>> Except, of course, the reverse slider and idler gears.....
>>
> Depends on the trans. Some trans have a synchro engagement of reverse
> so the gears are in motion along with the others.
> I would check that the oil is of the correct type and weight for the
> trans.
>
>
>
In this particular tranny reverse gear slides.
And the oil in question is Honda genuine MTF and has been changed every
year since new in 1991.
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Tegger