[Re: [Re: Noise from tranny area]]

[losinit@usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

Yeah, I was thinking about that after I wrote it, and SMS would not be ru=
led
out by doing this. And that's the main concern on ours, isn't it. I gotta=
 get
that DD looked at, but I still think it's a CV joint. =

Now just for the record, neutral uncouples the drive pinion shaft (wheel =
end)
from the main shaft (engine end) essentially, right? (and the drive pinio=
n is
always engaged with the ring gear and onwards) Am I understanding that
correctly? I was doing the old "wheel's connected to the drive shaft"
backwards from the road, and got lost inside the tranny case somewheres. =
Be
patient, (and this is a sexist thing, to my disadvantage) I have no auto =
shop
education like you guys to help me along, you ARE my auto shop course, an=
d
you're damn fine teachers too....Cathy

"Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com> wrote:
> cathy,
> keep in mind your 'method' doesnt eliminate the final drive portion of =
the
> tranny. actually, quite a bit of the tranny internals rotate even with =
it
in
> neutral. this is where the towing distance limits come from.
> Al
> =

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cathy Boyko" <losinit@usa.net>
> To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 7:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Re: Noise from tranny area]
> =

> =

> I have a mystery noise in the bug at the moment, and was told that to r=
ule
> out
> the tranny, get out on a open chunk of road till you hear the noise, dr=
op
it
> into neutral, and turn off the engine. If it's still there (my noise is=
),
> then
> you're looking at CVs, or outwards. If it goes away, well, I know a few=

good
> tranny guys. GL.
> Cathy
> =

> Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Let's hope it's not SMS...
> >
> > Ron
> >
> > > >I've recently noticed that I'm getting some noise from the tranny =
area
> > > >on my 88' 16v.  Basicly it sounds kinda like a grinding but it onl=
y
> > > >happens when taking off in first grear and only if I'm trying to t=
ake
> > > >off hard, or stay in 1st over 2200rpm.  It's not constant, it kind=
a
> make
> > > >more noise the harder I hit the gas pedel.  Now the thing is, it w=
ill
> > > >also do this in 2nd if I get her high enough in the R's.  due to t=
he
> > > >nopise coming in 2nd as well, I ruled out it being a syncro or tru=
e
> > > >tranny problem, I'm thinking maybe the tranny mount?
> >
> >
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