tranny whine

[flat4freak1978]

is it normal for the transaxle to while when youre accelerating? thanks for any help



justin


i am one of the whosoever!

[gears]

Check the trans oil level immediately.

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my fluid level is always good. still between 1st and 2nd it mine kinda whines to....? probably need new tranny......

[keifernet]

Whines and minor growls are part of life with an old VW... when it gets so noisey you can't stand it, or it pops out of gear or becomes nearly impossible to down shift into 2nd then it's time to think about a tranny... my .02

[Amskeptic]

It is normal. Adjust your rear engine carrier /front trans mount to help reduce resonance through the gear shift rod. Loosen the carrier bolts 13mm x 4. Remove the 17mm bolts that go up into the torsion bar tube, notice that the transaxle drops a half an inch or so, and remove the heavy plate. Grab the engine at the muffler and try to shake it forward side-to-side. Tighten the rear carrier with the bar exactly under the rear engine mounts and parallel to the fan housing.
Go under to the front of the transaxle and lift up at the nose cone while wiggling the shift rod in front of the coupler. You want to lift the front only enough to dead-center the shift rod in the tube. There are two 17mm nuts that hold the front mount to the transaxle. Loosen these a bit and pull down a tad in the elongated holes if you want to lift the transaxle, push up a bit if you want to lower it. You'll see where it was before you started playing with it, we're talking only 1/4" to 3/8" movement. Tighten those nuts. Notice that when you cinch up the 17mm bolts on that heavy plate you are now putting on, that the transaxle magically lifts up as it grabs those round bars that are getting pinched. Check your shift rod alignment as you tighten. It may take a couple of trials.
Colin