[s-cars] s-cars] Whine

[James Murray (LMC)]

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Bob, don't fret I've got a bad pinion bearing and have been driving for a y=
ear now on it with no ill effects except it's noisy with the windows down. =
Although much less noisy when I switched to Amsoil gear oil.

If it is the pinion bearing and you want to quiten it down I would suggest =
a good does of Miltec-1. See write up on Auto-speed, this might help only t=
emperary though...

http://www.autospeed.com/A_0818/page1.html

Page two describes using it on a "1993 Audi S4". I found the rebbuttle at t=
he end of the article very interesting, Autospeed did see remarkable improv=
ements using this product but they where short lived accroding to them. The=
 Miltec-1 people claim they didn't use enough of the product for a lasting =
effect, or that the product can't repair a damaged part (obviously) and eve=
ntually the hot spot creating the noise will come back. The product did mak=
e a difference, whether it would prevent long term wear and tear or if used=
 enough could it dramatically reduce the friction of a stressed part remain=
s to be seen.

Cheers, /James.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Dave Forgie [SMTP:forgied at direct.ca]
> Sent:	February 2, 2003 12:39 PM
> To:	bobfrizzell at shaw.ca; s-cars
> Subject:	[s-cars] s-cars] Whine
>
> Bob:  I see you are from Canada (I am in Vancouver).  What you call a
> "93" will actually be a "92" if is has wood trim and "quattro" in the
> rear window defroster.  If this is true, there is a high probability
> that the whine is from the pinion bearing in the transmission.  (Many
> early build 92 spec cars had this problem - many likely had their
> transmissions replaced under the original warranty). Even if it is a
> real 93 (carbon fibre rather than wood trim), it may still be the pinion
> bearing.  It is fixable, just expensive.
>
> Dave F.
>
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