Gearbox whine
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Gearbox whine
Hi guys my 2003 wrx has developed a Loud whining noise near the gearbox when I gain speed and release the clutch , doesn’t make any noise when driving at slow speed and tends to still change gear pretty smooth, not sure wether to try better Oil or maybe look at replacing gearbox or clutch anyone got any ideas?. Cheers👍
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Depends if it's just a whine, or if it sounds a bit more gravely for want of a better word.
Whats the mileage on the car? Ours has had a bit of a whine since we bought it (at 4 years and 40k old) and it has now done 160k
last year the gearbox started sounding rough, horrible gravely gratey noise. Had 3 bearings in the transfer box replaced and all is well.
If you need them Alyn at AS performance may be able to help, quoted me around half the price of Subaru dealer prices.
eta can you feel it through the gearstick?
Whats the mileage on the car? Ours has had a bit of a whine since we bought it (at 4 years and 40k old) and it has now done 160k
last year the gearbox started sounding rough, horrible gravely gratey noise. Had 3 bearings in the transfer box replaced and all is well.
If you need them Alyn at AS performance may be able to help, quoted me around half the price of Subaru dealer prices.
eta can you feel it through the gearstick?
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Depends if it's just a whine, or if it sounds a bit more gravely for want of a better word.
Whats the mileage on the car? Ours has had a bit of a whine since we bought it (at 4 years and 40k old) and it has now done 160k
last year the gearbox started sounding rough, horrible gravely gratey noise. Had 3 bearings in the transfer box replaced and all is well.
If you need them Alyn at AS performance may be able to help, quoted me around half the price of Subaru dealer prices.
eta can you feel it through the gearstick?
Whats the mileage on the car? Ours has had a bit of a whine since we bought it (at 4 years and 40k old) and it has now done 160k
last year the gearbox started sounding rough, horrible gravely gratey noise. Had 3 bearings in the transfer box replaced and all is well.
If you need them Alyn at AS performance may be able to help, quoted me around half the price of Subaru dealer prices.
eta can you feel it through the gearstick?
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As above probably bearings in the transfer box
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ah okay Wells needs doing anyway , Was wondering if it would be easier or cost effective to just get another transfer box rather than do the bearings
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Trouble with that is you don't know the age, mileage, condition of the bearings in the transfer box. I'm guessing a used transfer box will cost £100 or there abouts, labour for fitting who knows, £75-£100. Bearings in mine were £140 or so, and paid £150 for them to be fitted, so less than £300 and peace of mind that the bearings (Subaru original items) will probably outlast the rest of the car.
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Trouble with that is you don't know the age, mileage, condition of the bearings in the transfer box. I'm guessing a used transfer box will cost £100 or there abouts, labour for fitting who knows, £75-£100. Bearings in mine were £140 or so, and paid £150 for them to be fitted, so less than £300 and peace of mind that the bearings (Subaru original items) will probably outlast the rest of the car.
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I had the wheel bearing done OSR, sorted out the whine, faster I went the worse it was.
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Hi guys again I’ve changed the wheel bearing and to no avail , so it’s gotta be the transfer bearings , it’s still making a whining noise I’ve tried locating the bearings as I’m thinking of fixing it myself, Does anyone know where to buy them as a kit all together and how difficult a job is it to diy? Cheers guys
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I bought them through ebay as a set of three bearings, I did message Alyn but by the time he responded I had already got them. Alyn was around the same price though, so you should be able to get them from AS performance.
Ill try and find the part numbers.
Didnt fit them myself so don't know how difficult it is, but do a search on here as I did find a thread that explained how to do it when I was looking into it.
Ill try and find the part numbers.
Didnt fit them myself so don't know how difficult it is, but do a search on here as I did find a thread that explained how to do it when I was looking into it.
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I bought them through ebay as a set of three bearings, I did message Alyn but by the time he responded I had already got them. Alyn was around the same price though, so you should be able to get them from AS performance.
Ill try and find the part numbers.
Didnt fit them myself so don't know how difficult it is, but do a search on here as I did find a thread that explained how to do it when I was looking into it.
Ill try and find the part numbers.
Didnt fit them myself so don't know how difficult it is, but do a search on here as I did find a thread that explained how to do it when I was looking into it.
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That's where mine came from, forget the user name if you know it it might ring a bell, but they were genuine bearings, delivered quickly (pre covid) and no issues at all. Mine was actually a set of 4 bearings, about £140. Looking through emails Alyn said they were approx £110 for 3 bearings from him.
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That's where mine came from, forget the user name if you know it it might ring a bell, but they were genuine bearings, delivered quickly (pre covid) and no issues at all. Mine was actually a set of 4 bearings, about £140. Looking through emails Alyn said they were approx £110 for 3 bearings from him.
- yeah they were called Subaru experts, I’ll see what prices as performance come back with
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