Dc_II
23-03-2011, 09:45 PM
Ok, before some one says to use search... I did...
however, alot of people have been talking about the humming/grinding/screeching noise they hear from the gearbox when its in neutral, they apply the clutch and it goes away...
My query is that I hear mine when it is in neutral, then foot on clutch, it goes away... its like a humming grinding tsk tsk tsk sound...
Out of all the threads I've read, I havent heard some one say it happens when they are driving... I hear mine whilst in neutral and under load...
it sounds like a diesel motor and like my title states, a werewolf in the gearbox.
I knew this when I bought the car, and I am prepared to/ have budgeted a new gearbox, but if I can just get the input shaft bearing replaced, that would be a bonus for me
The gears dont crunch/skip or even show signs of failure, it makes a howling noise when I downshift, but never when I upshift...
I will also be doing it with a new clutch as well as the old one is worn... to save up labour costs...
So the question remains - does the input shaft bearing in the gearbox make the grinding/howling/diesel noise in neutral and under load? or could it be something more sinister...
Thanks guys
however, alot of people have been talking about the humming/grinding/screeching noise they hear from the gearbox when its in neutral, they apply the clutch and it goes away...
My query is that I hear mine when it is in neutral, then foot on clutch, it goes away... its like a humming grinding tsk tsk tsk sound...
Out of all the threads I've read, I havent heard some one say it happens when they are driving... I hear mine whilst in neutral and under load...
it sounds like a diesel motor and like my title states, a werewolf in the gearbox.
I knew this when I bought the car, and I am prepared to/ have budgeted a new gearbox, but if I can just get the input shaft bearing replaced, that would be a bonus for me
The gears dont crunch/skip or even show signs of failure, it makes a howling noise when I downshift, but never when I upshift...
I will also be doing it with a new clutch as well as the old one is worn... to save up labour costs...
So the question remains - does the input shaft bearing in the gearbox make the grinding/howling/diesel noise in neutral and under load? or could it be something more sinister...
Thanks guys