Date: 3 Apr 2003 17:34:38 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: Whinning noise on acceleration
Someone who looks an awful lot like **-** <youknownopsamuknow.me> wrote: > <davehinznopsamcop.net> wrote in message > news:b6g9qj$56d1o$2nopsam34476.news.dfncis.de... >> >> If it's too late for this one and the tranny is already trashed, see if >> you can find a newer tranny - that bearing was beefed up in (what, 1989?) >> for this particular failure. > I'm just gonna let the gearbox go bang. Can't really be bothered to strip it > down and spend a weekend doing it when a good second hand box is only £100. Fair enough - if you'd share with us the length of time between start of symptoms and final "bang", that'd be really interesting to know. Please let us know when it makes final/ugly noises. I've always been of the impression it was measured in the hundreds of miles, but I'm looking forward to getting a solid data point. Dave Hinz