pat180269 said:Just found the bearings which were removed, its 3 not 2. Not sure which ones they are.
harveyp6 said:If that's not there then the bearing won't retain oil to lubricate it because it will run out into the release bearing housing.
harveyp6 said:If you put thicker oil in and it improves matters then all you've done is masked the symptom, not cured the problem.
pat180269 said:I am not now convinced that these boxes were all quiet.
pat180269 said:The guy who did the box is meticulous and I know he would have replaced other bearings if he had any doubts about them.
pat180269 said:I know quality control back then wasn't what it is now and that it was fairly common for cars to have what we would now consider to be noisy transmissions; I'm thinking of BMC fwd amongst others. Am I just expecting too much ?
pat180269 said:Would trying the thicker oil have any adverse affect ?
pat180269 said:The shim you are talking about would that be item 3 ?
pat180269 said:I'll speak to the guy but I sort of remember him saying he did the layshaft bearings and one at the rear. I remember the 'rear' being mentioned because I said I think the front bearing is very expensive and nearly unobtainable to which he replied that it he knew it was and that mine was ok.
Vern Klukas said:I have seen the bearing supporting the front of the mainshaft fail.
pat180269 said:I know and it goes against the grain believe me but I am not now convinced that these boxes were all quiet.
I know some are; I have driven a 2000TC with a lovely quiet box, but it seems that some just aren't. I have had two that aren't and a couple of posters in this very thread also report noise in the lower gears. Short of pulling the box again and replacing every other bearing, which I suspect may not improve matters, I'm not sure what else I can do. The guy who did the box is meticulous and I know he would have replaced other bearings if he had any doubts about them.
I know quality control back then wasn't what it is now and that it was fairly common for cars to have what we would now consider to be noisy transmissions; I'm thinking of BMC fwd amongst others. Am I just expecting too much ?
harveyp6 said:Anyway, back to your case, if the noise is again just as bad as the video you posted in the past, i would be inclined to forget about this "new" box, and rebuilt the gearbox that was originaly in the car.
harveyp6 said:Anyway, back to your case, if the noise is again just as bad as the video you posted in the past, i would be inclined to forget about this "new" box, and rebuilt the gearbox that was originaly in the car.
harveyp6 said:Vern Klukas said:I have seen the bearing supporting the front of the mainshaft fail.
What symptoms did it exhibit?
harveyp6 said:I can't remember problems with the boxes directly associated with having EP90 in them, but from my point of view, if they had EP90 in them, then there was a little bit more cash to drain and refill with 20/50, and if that brought clutch spin problems to light, then sorting that was some more work for me... Win, win....
harveyp6 said:That's a problem I've not experienced, but the onset of the noise could be similar to the symptoms of the OP here
pat180269 said:harvey you little mercenary!
pat180269 said:harveyp6 said:That's a problem I've not experienced, but the onset of the noise could be similar to the symptoms of the OP here
Why would the box be quiet for 100 miles I don't follow ?
pat180269 said:He did say though that someone had removed the 'back end' at some stage because there was evidence of sealant which he thought wouldn't have been used at the factory back then. Could be this box has had a troubled past and a rebuild of another box is the best way forward.