fifth gear whine

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donm
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Your car is a: 1980 spider [carb]
Location: Hamilton. MA

fifth gear whine

Post by donm »

Hi all,
What would cause a whine which only occurs in fifth gear? Otherwise,the tranny shifts great and doesn't pop out of any gears but I'm hoping this is not a sign of problems to come. I've had the car about a year and put on about 1000 miles with no problems but now that Spring is coming (?) I'm wondering if this is something that I should take care of soon. I really can't afford a tranny rebuild at this point. Thoughts, anyone?

Don
1979 Spider
2001Saab SW
2004 Saab Aero
Life's too short to drive boring cars
majicwrench

Re: fifth gear whine

Post by majicwrench »

Probably got a bad bearing. Make sure it is full of fluid and drive it. No telling, but it will probably last a long time and get gradually louder. At the same time, there are metal filings running around in your trans wearing and tearing on everything....your call.
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