Thread: rear axle gear whine!!

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Thanks for the thoughts...it sounds logical. The gears have less than 4000 miles on them so they shouldn't be worn out or anything. It didn't seem as though I was able to put any major loads on the rear but I guess I managed to. Ooops! My "testing" mostly consisted of carefully letting into it off the line tying to get the best launch with minimal tire spin. Quite honestly I'm having a hard time getting those old school BFG radial ta's (275-60-15) to hook up much at all. At the track with the old motor/trans, breaking low 1.9s in the 60ft. was a challenge. I have tracked down a speed shop guy I know who is known for his work on rears for race cars. He should be able to get to it by the end of the week. Hopefully it won't be major surgery. I've got a nice 10bolt rear in the garage though I'll asume it won't be necessary.

Hey gs........there is some guy trying to find you on the "Offenhauser dual quad" thread, but he can't seem to find you. You might want to hop onto that thread and tell him you haven't left the country.

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Don

Hey Itoldyouso, I got a hold of him. Thanx a lot!!

Kenton

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Glad you guys finally hooked up.


Don

The fainter whines like that from a differential are almost always bearing related. Whether it be improper preload causing parts to move around and messing with clearances as stated earlier or severely worn bearings.