Whining sound at low speeds

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Re: Whining sound at low speeds

Postby JBT » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:00 am

Slugoid wrote:Yesterday I took my car to the skid pan and now it's making some whining sound at low speeds.

Mmmmm........probably the diff.

Slugoid wrote:A small mechanical sound can be heard even in neutral with the clutch out but then gone with the clutch in......

Could be throwout bearing or simply the clutch release lever rattling against the slave cylinder plunger/pushrod - may need a small dab of grease where they meet.
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Postby Uncle Arthur » Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:39 pm

Does it still happen with the wife not in the car???

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Re: Whining sound at low speeds

Postby Bevan » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:18 pm

JBT wrote:
Slugoid wrote:Yesterday I took my car to the skid pan and now it's making some whining sound at low speeds.

Mmmmm........probably the diff.
If i is the diff, what does it indicate?
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Re: Whining sound at low speeds

Postby fastfreddygassit » Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:29 pm

Slugoid wrote:Yesterday I took my car to the skid pan

cannot help you with your whining problem but i would love to know where is this skidpan.
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Postby JBT » Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:54 pm

Slugoid wrote:Which kind of makes sense cos it only happens in the first three gears....

Aaahah....wish you had said that in the first place.
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