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30aadoodlebug · 10-23-2022, 04:56 AM

Hey Folks,

So I was driving my 41 Ford woodie yesterday and noticed a new noise in the transmission. I've always had a whine in first gear, which is par for the course whether clutch in or out on deceleration and coast. But when in third gear, if I let off the gas I get a very faint whine from the transmission. Its does not do this at all in second gear, or when the car is accelerating, only when coasting. When the clutch is put in, there is no sound at all, so that takes the differential thought out of the equation.

Am I making a mountain out of a mole hill here? the car has 40000 original miles on it. I thought fluid might be low, so I topped it off and it still does the same thing. Broken teeth? rough bearings? its 82 years old and don't worry about it?

Thanks in advance,

Jon

10-23-2022, 04:56 AM	#1
30aadoodlebug Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Boxborough, MA Posts: 274	41 Ford Transmission intermittent faint whining Hey Folks, So I was driving my 41 Ford woodie yesterday and noticed a new noise in the transmission. I've always had a whine in first gear, which is par for the course whether clutch in or out on deceleration and coast. But when in third gear, if I let off the gas I get a very faint whine from the transmission. Its does not do this at all in second gear, or when the car is accelerating, only when coasting. When the clutch is put in, there is no sound at all, so that takes the differential thought out of the equation. Am I making a mountain out of a mole hill here? the car has 40000 original miles on it. I thought fluid might be low, so I topped it off and it still does the same thing. Broken teeth? rough bearings? its 82 years old and don't worry about it? Thanks in advance, Jon