Twisted

As some know, I've been trying to troubleshoot a possible gear issue, when an important question occurred to me: What does gear whine sound like? I've always thought that it sounded like a turbine starting--a sound that increases in pitch with the speed of the gears. How would you describe the sound?

Mthd11

get a sound clip of it and im sure it will be alot easier to identify. cell phones, mp3s, video camera, they can all capture sound. and if you need a host, let me know.

Twisted

That's a good idea, although I wonder if the recorder will even pick the sound up. It's sort of subtle. I may give it a try later. Thanks for the reply.

I G Joe

when you hear it you know its gear whine. if your talkin about a new gear set in the rear end its just kind of a droning or honing sound, it does alter with speed.

MikeHawke

I would dexcribe gear whine as sounding sorta like an electric motor that changes with RPM......sorta [&:]

Twisted

Thanks for trying folks--I know it's sort of a silly question. Mine sort of sounds like the wind whistling over some small orifice, but definitely coming from the rear end. And it does increase with gear speed. Does "gear whine" usually happen all the time, or just at certain speeds?

ikeybmg

some will whine when you accel, and some will when you coast. it sounds like howling. i dunno [&:] i cant explain it.

Twisted

That's what mine sounds like--howling. It only happens on accel, or when I'm just holding part throttle in fourth gear. I'm hesitant to bring it back to the shop though for fear that they'll make something worse--as usually happens when I bring something back. Hmm.

Mthd11

have some one sit in the trunk or, put the recorder aas close as you can to the diff with out being under the car... or....

put the rear end on jack stands and go through the gears and record the whine while being next to the diff. something like that

89gtsleeper

Put the car in reverse, and slowly accelerate until you are going about 20 mph, then let off the gas but keep rolling backward.... now, kill the car quickly while it is still rolling, so you can hear nothing but the drive train sounds.... you'll know what you're listening to by then.