Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 22:03:52 -0700 From: Chih Fang <ccfangnopsamnet> Subject: Re: Gearbox whine - please interpret what it means.
Hi, I have an 85 900 turbo as well, and I am very familiar with the gear box noise. It sounds to my ears like a jet engin whine, and I have gotten used to it. Actually I think it sounds quite nice. The shifting is a bit knoby, especially first and second. And some times I get a clunking sound when shifting into reverse. It's all part of the earlier SAAB quirks. Andy Evans wrote: > > I have just bought a 1985 900 Turbo. Quite a bit of work needed doing new > turbo, clutch, brakes etc..(but gearbox untouched so far) - alleged 132k > miles. Now seems to go OK. The thing that bothers me is the noise of the > gearbox, particularly since when I bought it the gearbox had no oil at all > apparent on the dipstick. Changes are occasionally notchy - 1st in > particular, and reverse noticeable. What I want to know from this group is > how to interpret the noise of a gearbox, i.e. the noise that rises and falls > with revs and stops when the clutch is depressed. This is my first Saab so I > have no baseline to compare. The sound I hear from the gearbox as one > accelerates and decelerates is a kind of 'chord' that goes up and down, not > one single 'note'. I'm becoming more aware of it in ordinary town driving, > since the noise goes up and down as one changes up and down. So, can anyone > tell me the 'sound character' of gearboxes - what is healthy, what is > reasonable, what is on its way out and what is heading for trouble? > Incidentally, I used to be a professional jazz musician and I'm very tuned > in to sounds in general as you might expect. Feel free to use whatever > adjectives you like to describe the 'sounds' cars make. Thanks, Andy > > -- > Andy Evans, email: arts.psychologynopsamm.net > Our Website: www.artspsychology.mcmail.com
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