hey guy. i got my car with 97k a year ago, and my 1st gear whined....evently i blew my tranny up, put in a tranny from a 99 and it whines in 1st as well.....anyone else have this problem?

 

Make any noise at idle?

 

I think its a pretty common and natural thing I think. Mine has always done it.

 

no. idle is all good. only 1st

 

if th idle is fine, i wouldnt worry about it. my 99 whines in first but i think it is supposed to, to a point.

 

but its annoying. but seeing that a couple people have that problem, i guess i can live with it

 

ya mine does not whine in 1st. I wouldn't worry about it

 

Mine is quite.

 

mine has always done it, before i blew the tranny and even now with a fully rebuilt one. its not loud at all though but i know exactly what ur talking about. perfectly normal

 

mine doesn't whine at all... but if it starts to then i know what to expect

 

Whines in 1st, maybe 1/8 as loud in 2nd, completely gone by 3rd. Idles like a Lexus. Smooth, nothing to worry about.

 

I replaced all the bearings "rebuilt" the tranny a year or so back and the first gear whine remained. However when it whined in higher gears, like 5th...I knew there was a problem. That was before the rebuild obviously...and I had alot of noise at idle etc.

 

Mine whines too in 1st. And its done it since I bought it over a year ago. Pretty sure its normal.

 

It naturally happens in 1st and reverse, and is common in 5th gear in some cars.
The sound is actually present in all gears, its just easier to hear in high ratio's (1st, reverse), or when little other noise is present (5th + quiet smooth road + low rpms).
Sometimes a bad bearing can produce a whining sound, but it differs alot. Nothing to stress 'bout dude.

 

Mine does a little, but it's pretty quiet. I only really notice it if I don't have music on and there isn't a ton of outside noise.

 

Reverse makes the most whine because it has a straight cut gear in the mesh.

1st sometimes sounds slightly whiny and that's also normal since the tooth overlap is the lowest of the drive gears. I can barely hear it, so I voted "no". Since all gears are the same width in a Maxima, and the teeth get finer as you go up, the overlap ratio improves and they run smoother.

Dave

 

thanks guys.

 

Mine doesnt whine. If it does its not noticeable

 

exactly what mine does. it's a 1999 SE. it also makes a different type whining noise in reverse at high speed.