Re: Peculiar Transmission Noise

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>Has anyone out there ever experienced this one...A 1986 4KCSQ, in first,
>third and fifth gears, there is a noise, almost like a hissing sound from
the
>transmission are.  I say area because as I look down to the gear shift, that
>is where the noise seems to be coming from.  The minute I shift into second
>or fourth, the noise goes away.
>
>It's strange, because when it's in neutral, the noise is still there, only
>less prominant, as long as the car is moving of course.  I checked the oil
>level in the front dif and transmission, and all is well.  There isn't any
>difficulty shifting through the entire range of gears, in fact it feels
>perfectly normal.  No vibration that I can feel either.

It's the rubber shift boot, it has a rip in it thst is only open in 1st 
and 5th.

Later!


Eric Fletcher
'87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B

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