Hey guys new to the forums, always loved the DC2R's and i finally bought one & love it...

Anyway as title states i've got a whinning noise (sounds sort of like straight cut gears) when 5th gear is engaged at any speed. As the speed increases the noise increases and vise versa when i take foot off pedal. Can anyone shed some light on what could be wrong? I was thinking it may be the synchro bearing on the 5th gear? Don't know much about gearboxes though so thought i'd ask here incase any of you guys have encountered the same problem.

Also when it's idling and clutch is not pressed in, i get a sqweaky sound that sounds like a sqweaky power steering belt although when i just slightly touch the clutch pedal (as in untill the free play in the pedal ends) the sound disappears. Does not sound like the input bearing at all so i'm pretty confused as to what it might be.


Sorry about the essay lol, would appreciate any useful inputs :