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My transmission gave in, and i bought a NOS ZF tranny. We installed a new flywheel and the transmission. No the tranny hum's very bad.... We took it out and puchased another one. Same problem!!!! I need some advice....
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My transmission gave in, and i bought a NOS ZF tranny. We installed a new flywheel and the transmission. No the tranny hum's very bad.... We took it out and puchased another one. Same problem!!!! I need some advice....
what did you do wiht your old trans?? what flywheel did you install?
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the tranny shop installed offbrand flywheel.
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a dual mass or single?
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single mass
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thats it then.. single mass flywheels will make zf's sound like hell.. there is nothing wrong with your car..
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i will inform my shop....thanks for your help
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what did you do with the other transmissions??
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dont know if the shop still has the original... The other one was sent back.
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what was wrong with the original?
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1st going into second it would grind bad
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