I've got a 1975 S3 with whine and rumble on 1st thru 3rd, silent on
4th. Am I right in assuming the layshaft bearings have gone?
TIA
Alex
4th. Am I right in assuming the layshaft bearings have gone?
S3 Gearbox whine
Dec 18, 2005
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4th. Am I right in assuming the layshaft bearings have gone?
That sounds like a fair diagnosis.
On or around Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:13:25 +1300, EMB enlightened us thusly:
depends on how much whine, though. Rumble sounds iffy, whine is normal unless seriously loud.
Oh, the whine is loud alright. Sounds like a badly worn diff only about twice as loud.
Alex
Indeed I was tempted to post the standard retort "they all do that sir" at least mine does, whines all the time, and when it gets really stroppy jumps out of second. I think it has to get seriosly bad before its worth tinkering with unless you have nothing better to do or oodles to spend on it, which I don't have at the moment :(
On or around Mon, 19 Dec 2005 20:54:11 -0000, "Larry" enlightened us thusly:
mine jumps out of first quite easily and third sometimes, both on over-run. Almost certainly detent springs, I might even look into fixing it one day.
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