howling coming from rear end?
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howling coming from rear end? ok, a few months ago i had 3.73s put in, and everything has been fine. the guy told me to wait at least 1000 miles before i switched over to synthetic gear oil. its been a little more than that, and on my way back from keller last night my rear started to howl and wine VERY LOUD. there is no ratcheting or grinding noise. i guess we are going to pull the cover off and see whats up.
any ideas guys? hopefully that dont involve the ring and pinion being messed up? is it at all possible that its only the bearings?
i guess the worst part is that the guy at the shop told me AFTER the install that there is no warranty. they dont warranty out work when its going to be beaten on, and i have a "race car"
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anthony
any ideas guys? hopefully that dont involve the ring and pinion being messed up? is it at all possible that its only the bearings?
i guess the worst part is that the guy at the shop told me AFTER the install that there is no warranty. they dont warranty out work when its going to be beaten on, and i have a "race car"
thanks,
anthony
Originally Posted by luvmeZ28
ok, a few months ago i had 3.73s put in, and everything has been fine. the guy told me to wait at least 1000 miles before i switched over to synthetic gear oil. its been a little more than that, and on my way back from keller last night my rear started to howl and wine VERY LOUD. there is no ratcheting or grinding noise. i guess we are going to pull the cover off and see whats up.
any ideas guys? hopefully that dont involve the ring and pinion being messed up? is it at all possible that its only the bearings?
i guess the worst part is that the guy at the shop told me AFTER the install that there is no warranty. they dont warranty out work when its going to be beaten on, and i have a "race car"
thanks,
anthony
any ideas guys? hopefully that dont involve the ring and pinion being messed up? is it at all possible that its only the bearings?
i guess the worst part is that the guy at the shop told me AFTER the install that there is no warranty. they dont warranty out work when its going to be beaten on, and i have a "race car"
thanks,
anthony
Its probably the gears, maybe the installer
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took the cover off. a decent amount of shavings on the magnet, the gears didnt look noticeably worn. went ahead and changed the fluid, in false hopes that the problem is fixed. 
another rear end build, yipee! so many better things i could waste my money on!
another rear end build, yipee! so many better things i could waste my money on!
Get rid of that P.O.S. and get a 12bolt, if you can. You'll be glad you did.
I just did.
I just did.
Anthony,
Just drive the MF'er till it breaks, all the while saving up for a 12bolt. I'll help you with a rear end swap once the beater breaks Trending Topics
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Originally Posted by luvmeZ28
i would really love to, and i guess i will try that. i dont want to waste another 500 on a gear install. i may have some tricks up my sleeve. 
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Originally Posted by 69_YENKO
another 500$ is 25% of cost of a 12bolt
i had the same problem, brought it to the dealer and they replaced 2 worn pinion bearings. Although i still get a whin at about 60mph regardless of gear, and only when under load. Brought it back into the dealer and told me there is nothin wrong with the rear end, but just to keep an eye on it. boy lemme tell ya tho, its definitly annoying!
Originally Posted by Jadedst
i had the same problem, brought it to the dealer and they replaced 2 worn pinion bearings. Although i still get a whin at about 60mph regardless of gear, and only when under load. Brought it back into the dealer and told me there is nothin wrong with the rear end, but just to keep an eye on it. boy lemme tell ya tho, its definitly annoying!
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Originally Posted by Jadedst
i had the same problem, brought it to the dealer and they replaced 2 worn pinion bearings. Although i still get a whin at about 60mph regardless of gear, and only when under load. Brought it back into the dealer and told me there is nothin wrong with the rear end, but just to keep an eye on it. boy lemme tell ya tho, its definitly annoying!
69Yenko - it has been doin this ever since i bought the car a few months ago
99PontTA - Westwood Chevy in Westwood NJ
The car is still under the original factory warrenty, the reasoning they gave me for the continued noise is that since there isnt much in the way of sound deadening material in the back of the car, i will hear any noise. Although i am still skeptical since its only right around 60, and its only under load.... any thoughts?
99PontTA - Westwood Chevy in Westwood NJ
The car is still under the original factory warrenty, the reasoning they gave me for the continued noise is that since there isnt much in the way of sound deadening material in the back of the car, i will hear any noise. Although i am still skeptical since its only right around 60, and its only under load.... any thoughts?
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Originally Posted by Jadedst
69Yenko - it has been doin this ever since i bought the car a few months ago
99PontTA - Westwood Chevy in Westwood NJ
The car is still under the original factory warrenty, the reasoning they gave me for the continued noise is that since there isnt much in the way of sound deadening material in the back of the car, i will hear any noise. Although i am still skeptical since its only right around 60, and its only under load.... any thoughts?
99PontTA - Westwood Chevy in Westwood NJ
The car is still under the original factory warrenty, the reasoning they gave me for the continued noise is that since there isnt much in the way of sound deadening material in the back of the car, i will hear any noise. Although i am still skeptical since its only right around 60, and its only under load.... any thoughts?
im just really surprised that after TWO visits there they havent been able to fix it. i think im just going to bring it somewhere else before i head back to school for the semester. hopefully thrid time is a charm....
Originally Posted by Jadedst
im just really surprised that after TWO visits there they havent been able to fix it. i think im just going to bring it somewhere else before i head back to school for the semester. hopefully thrid time is a charm....
Originally Posted by 99PontTA
what dealer did this?...i had same thing done at key pont with same trouble now...whines like a bitch @ 60
Odd coincidence, I bought my 99 TA from Key Pont (I'm from Allentown originally) in Dec 2003. During the test drive I had a howling from the rear, and they fixed it before I bought it. They claimed to have swapped the ring, pinion, and posi unit which seemed to fix it. It took them a while, claiming the gears they were getting weren't cut right. The howl was gone for a while, but the driveline is getting a bit noisy now with some howling at speed under load and some other various noises. I admit, my poly tranny bushing and Kirban shifter add to the noise so I'm not all that worried for now. Besides, when the 10-bolt goes...good riddence!!
Joe