[s-cars] S6 Transmission Noise

[Tom Mullane]

Dave, 

Sounds like an early 95.  Also sounds like first gear is galled, in which
case it needs a six speed ;-)

Tom


Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 13:11:03 -0800
From: Dave Forgie <forgied at direct.ca>
Subject: [s-cars] S6 Transmission Noise
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I finally got around to test driving a 95 S6 at a local dealer (for
fun).   The car has been there for months (well before Christmas).   The
S6 is 04/95 build date (late 95) and has the nice three spoke steering wheel
and the six spoke Avus wheels.  However, it still has the older radio and
the infrared lock/unlock remote.  Its black on black and cosmetically seems
to be in pretty good shape.

I had been trying to help a local  fellow check out some of the S-cars that
are around town.  He had said there was something wrong with the
transmission on this S6.  I didn't think it could be true.  It shouldn't be
the pinion bearing because that supposedly was only an early 92 spec
problem.  However,  when I test drove the car there is a grindy/whiny noise
when starting out in first gear. Once you shift to second, the noise is
gone,  so I don't think its the pinion bearing.  However, it could be a
first gear (or clutch problem).  It sounds like something is
rubbing/grinding on something else -or a bad GM power steering pump (but its
not the S6 steering pump).

Anybody with some ideas?

Dave F.