LOUD Transmission drone at 58-62MPH
New to the forum, sorry if it's on the wrong section. I googled keywords about the issue and came up a thread on this site but no one answered on it. Issue: Loud tranny drone that's equivalent to h...
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jehuty wrote:Bird Freak wrote:jehuty wrote:New ring gear and pinion. This is a common problem in truck rear ends if the gears were not set up correctly or do not wear in correctly when breaking in.Bird Freak wrote:
Pinion gear in rear end if noise goes away when letting off gas. Sound will travel thru driveshaft.
Been there.
Really? Have you done anything to it?
Interesting, didn't know there were a break in procedure for the rear end.
If From incorrect seating, sounds like it can be fixed by readjusting with shims?
When you replaced the ring and pinion, did you kept the same gearing?
Can You also throw us a link of where you purchased?
Would like to do more research about this if there's any mechanical adverse effects left alone or ignored for x amount of miles
IME, once a ring and pinion start whining, unfortunately, it's usually there to stay. The ring and pinion gears are the most highly loaded gear set in the drive train. There is no break in period, BUT, if they are initially set up improperly, they "wear in" very quickly and start to make noise. The noise (and the ring and pinion) may last a normal lifetime (just annoying really) or it may quickly get worse and self destruct. They question to answer is, . . . . . . . "Do you feel lucky?"
Chum lee
