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columbiA · 05-02-2013, 11:02 PM

High gear seems to have a clunking noise to me.!st & 2nd only seem slightly noisier than a perfect trans with spur gears.Check the rear end for oil or broken pieces when you change the oil in it.And as said,grease the U-joint well thru fitting on rear brg retainer on trans.Drop the speedo drive hsg & grease until it comes out the speedo hole.With the speedo drive off,try pushing the DS up & down with a large screw driver & see how much side play there is.If more than about.015" you will likely need a new front DS brg & sleeve & brg surface on DS could be worn.

05-02-2013, 11:02 PM	#17
columbiA Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 1,746	Re: How loud is too loud for gears? High gear seems to have a clunking noise to me.!st & 2nd only seem slightly noisier than a perfect trans with spur gears.Check the rear end for oil or broken pieces when you change the oil in it.And as said,grease the U-joint well thru fitting on rear brg retainer on trans.Drop the speedo drive hsg & grease until it comes out the speedo hole.With the speedo drive off,try pushing the DS up & down with a large screw driver & see how much side play there is.If more than about.015" you will likely need a new front DS brg & sleeve & brg surface on DS could be worn.