Rearend noise?? Maybe
Thread Starter
Pro
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 641
Likes: 0
From: Middletown MD
Rearend noise?? Maybe
Well I need some help guys, I just installed a new rear yesterday, make that for the 3rd time, and 2 hours after having it in I start to hear a really bad whine, so im wondering what in the hell is going on could it be something else other than the rear. It only makes the whining noise when there is a load on the rear like when I hit the gas, if I dont hit the gas then it doen not make the noise....Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Kevin
Kevin
Drifting
Joined: Oct 1999
Posts: 1,272
Likes: 0
From: Gaithersburg MD
Cruise-In II Veteran
Cruise-In III Veteran
Definitely the rear. Had that whine in my rear, but could not believe it was the rear. I've blown rears before, and any whine was on deceleration. But the vette is set up different. The whine is on acceleration.
Good luck.
Good luck.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,335
Likes: 76
From: Bedford Va.
sounds like the whine is gear setup. accel/decel one will whine when the gears are matted to the outside of the ring gear and the other when the gears are matted to the inside. I can't remember which.
heat cycle is important with new gears. short easy drive to full temp then let them cool completely. then repeat. 150 mi easy driv'in a must, works for me. the gear manufacture should have a break in method. I have herd complaint about Richmond gears being noisy in other applications, don't know what you are running.
heat cycle is important with new gears. short easy drive to full temp then let them cool completely. then repeat. 150 mi easy driv'in a must, works for me. the gear manufacture should have a break in method. I have herd complaint about Richmond gears being noisy in other applications, don't know what you are running.
Instructor
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 183
Likes: 0
From: Forked River New Jersey
Originally Posted by Mr. Jones
sounds like the whine is gear setup. accel/decel one will whine when the gears are matted to the outside of the ring gear and the other when the gears are matted to the inside. I can't remember which.
heat cycle is important with new gears. short easy drive to full temp then let them cool completely. then repeat. 150 mi easy driv'in a must, works for me. the gear manufacture should have a break in method. I have herd complaint about Richmond gears being noisy in other applications, don't know what you are running.
heat cycle is important with new gears. short easy drive to full temp then let them cool completely. then repeat. 150 mi easy driv'in a must, works for me. the gear manufacture should have a break in method. I have herd complaint about Richmond gears being noisy in other applications, don't know what you are running.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
