[s-cars] S6 Transmission Noise

[Dave Forgie]

Fred:  I have never hear a transmission sound like that but you are likely
correct about the 'galled' first gear.  However, I suspect that it wasn't the
first owner. He apparently was a mid-aged gentlemen who retired from Ontario
to BC.  Those types are usually not dropping the clutch at 6000 RPM like the
original road test journalists did. Eh?

However, since the car is located at a Subaru dealership, I can imagine a
scenario where some WRX STi test drivers decide they want to test drive the S6
to see how it compares for 40% of the STi cost:

Vrrooom, vrroom, WAhaaaaaa - clinkedly, clink.

Dude, what's that nasty sound, dude?

(Or something like that.)

Dave F.

Fred Munro wrote:

> Hi Dave;
>
> Probably a galled first gear from the PO getting too enthusiastic with the
> loud pedal in first. Sounds like an early '95 (with the old radio and IR
> locks) so it probably has the narrow first gear.
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Dave Forgie
> Sent: January 29, 2005 4:11 PM
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> Subject: [s-cars] S6 Transmission Noise
>
> 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.
>
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