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- From: mgolden@cwis.unomaha.edu (Brian Golden)
- Subject: Re: HELP: Can rear end noise be adjusted out?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.073635.23147@news.unomaha.edu>
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- Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 07:36:35 GMT
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- bweddle@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu writes:
- > I have a 1983 Pontiac Trans Am am experiencing a "whining" sound coming from
- > the rear end. I have already replaced the rear end TWICE in the past nine
- > months (used rear ends) due to their eventual failure after this whining sound
- > started. The noise is not bad yet, but I anticipate that the rear end will
- > have to be replaced in another 4 to 6 months. Is there any adjustment that can
- > be made in order to save this rear end before it gets any worse? The mechanics
- > I have talked to seem to think not, but I doubt their abilities. Please help.
- Not really.... The whining noise is probably a set of bearings going/gone bad.
- The only real way to save your rear-end is to take it all apart and put in
- new bearings... It definately should be done soon. I had a car that the
- bearings went out on it, and one got stuck between two gears.... on the
- interstate... doing 65... Didn't make the car skid, but there was a pretty
- loud bang when the axle snapped in half.
- Take the cover off of the rear end, and clean out all the metal shavings,
- (trust me, there will be some! :-) and put new fluid in it. This might
- help some. If / when you end up replacing the rear end again, make damn
- sure that the whole thing is VERY clean. Any dirt inside the rear end
- can lead to premature failure. Hope this helps!
-
- Mike Golden - mgolden@cwis.unomaha.edu
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