[s-cars] RE: 1st gear whine

[Emre Washburn]

Strange, my LWFW chatters worst in summer after it has warmed up, so
much so you'ld think I spun a rod bearing, again! It's been almost
silent this entire winter on cold starts, but the noise comes back
after a bit of a romp.


-- 
Emre
92 //S4
90 Cq
40 valves 'O plenty!


On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 19:42:32 -0500, Robert Rossato <r0ssat0_987 at att.net> wrote:
> Not sure about this "bucket of bolts" sound Paul is talking about,
> unless he's referring to the sound of his LWFW.  The first gear whine is
> like straight cut gears (think of the sound of reverse gear) and
> definitely doesn't disappear when the transmission warms up, so maybe
> you have a different issue going on with your gearbox.  Is the gear lube
> original, or was it replaced with some non-OEM fluid at some point?
> Come to think of it, do you by chance have a LWFW?  That sound tends to
> go away, or at least diminish, when everything warms up.
> 
> Bob
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Ron Einblau
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 2:23 PM
> > To: Gabriel Caldwell; Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK); Toborg Michael
> > (AC-SM/ESC5); Robert Rossato; s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] RE: 1st gear whine
> >
> >
> > Paul,
> > Thanks for that little bit of positive information.  I was seriously
> > considering swapping out my trans for another used 5sp.  I
> > will now put up
> > with the "bucket of bolts" sound when the trans is cold.  The
> > sound almost
> > disappears when the trans gets warmed up.
> > Ron
> >
> > >Sounds like you've got the 'good noise' (best described as a
> > bucket of
> > >bolts sound, rather than a high pitched whizzy whine like an old Yugo
> > >would make)...  let the Hammerings begin!  I'm telling you I
> > was no joke
> > >downright ruthless (*ruthless*) with mine prior to removal
> > and teardown
> > >revealed no trace of anything.  What a let down 8-)...
> > >
> > >-Paul
> 
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