differential bearings and a turbine like whine in 1st gear...
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differential bearings and a turbine like whine in 1st gear...
I have a turbine like whine in 1st gear....characteristic of failing differential bearings....nevertheless, how long can i run on these bearings b4 failure? What will happen when they fail....will the tranny just take a dump on me and refuse to go anywhere? in either case, I am looking at a 5spd LSD tranny to replace it with and i forgot that site url where you select the part you want...and it returns where and what company is selling and for how much.....its kinda like a huge classifieds online for specific car parts/components....anyway...i understand i will also need only the driver side axle correct?
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My maxima has a whine, groan or whatever you want to call it in first and reverse. They both have a different sound to them, but it doesn't sound to odd to me. I have had the car for 4K miles and it has done it since I had it. I changed the tranny fluid and I saw no shavings in the fluid. I just recently changed my axles and I have no play in them. I really think it is just a standard low gear groan that I am getting, but who knows. I have read other guys who have driven a lot of maximas and they all make noises in first in reverse.
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Originally Posted by nismos14
before u go having things done, how long have you been having this whine? and does it also happen in reverse?
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Originally Posted by Nismo
reverse will always wine on any manual car due to the non-helical(spelling) gears.
#7
Right - check for other tell-tale symptoms as in leakage before you go swapping out the trannies. Whine in 1st and R are normal. If you get whine in 2-5, that's usually an indication along with leakage/axle play.
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I have been searching the forum but could really find what problem I have. Sometimes, especcially when tranny is cold I have difficulty switching into 1 gear (I have 5sp), I kinda need to push it there and it is even worse with reverse (I shift into 1 and 2 and then it would go into R somehow). Are the bearings dead already....???
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Originally Posted by Vlad
I have been searching the forum but could really find what problem I have. Sometimes, especcially when tranny is cold I have difficulty switching into 1 gear (I have 5sp), I kinda need to push it there and it is even worse with reverse (I shift into 1 and 2 and then it would go into R somehow). Are the bearings dead already....???
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Originally Posted by Vlad
I have been searching the forum but could really find what problem I have. Sometimes, especcially when tranny is cold I have difficulty switching into 1 gear (I have 5sp), I kinda need to push it there and it is even worse with reverse (I shift into 1 and 2 and then it would go into R somehow). Are the bearings dead already....???
Enormous thanks in advance!!!![ThumbsUp](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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Originally Posted by Vlad
I have been searching the forum but could really find what problem I have. Sometimes, especcially when tranny is cold I have difficulty switching into 1 gear (I have 5sp), I kinda need to push it there and it is even worse with reverse (I shift into 1 and 2 and then it would go into R somehow). Are the bearings dead already....???
Enormous thanks in advance!!!![ThumbsUp](https://maxima.org/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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that has nothing to do with ur bearings, try and see if when u want to go into reverse u press the clutch in again instead of staying on it, that might help.... i dont know what else to say except that it COULD possibly be ur synchro's
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Originally Posted by nismos14
that has nothing to do with ur bearings, try and see if when u want to go into reverse u press the clutch in again instead of staying on it, that might help.... i dont know what else to say except that it COULD possibly be ur synchro's
Hey, I30tMikeD, what did you mean with 'No 123234567', thread number...??
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Originally Posted by Vlad
Thanks for an answer. I made mistake in my first sentence, I ment I serached forum but did not find exact reason for my problem. I am not that well technically familiar with car but as DIY mechanic I could be.
Hey, I30tMikeD, what did you mean with 'No 123234567', thread number...??
Hey, I30tMikeD, what did you mean with 'No 123234567', thread number...??
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