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Title: Noisey Fifth Gear
Post by: Desert_Rat on October 20, 2005, 12:58:00 PM
Being new to Suzuki's, A quick question..   When driving, my fifth gear makes a minor whine, (which I'm sure will get worse with time) and am wondering if it is the T-case or the gearbox... When stopped, I put the T-case in neutral, shift the trans into fifth, and get a whine on acceleration and letup.. On the road the same sounds are there, but easier to hear when I'm stopped.. Does anyone have experience with this??????
Title: Re: Noisey Fifth Gear
Post by: crikeymike on October 20, 2005, 02:24:21 PM
It might be due to the fact that there is a Suzuki badge on the front of your vehicle.

Seriously though, every suzuki i've ever had has had either tranny or t-case noise.  I always believe it to be the tranny making all the noise, but as long as it still works (which it always still has), then i just keep going.

I think the actual 5th gear is a different type of cut to the others and just produces a different noise, but that's just my opinion.
Title: Re: Noisey Fifth Gear
Post by: Mikerpm4x4 on October 20, 2005, 03:58:27 PM
sounds like its a bad trans bearing.  :-\ if so 1-2-3rd will also make noise soon.

Mike
Title: Re: Noisey Fifth Gear
Post by: 87transam on October 25, 2005, 11:04:40 PM
all of my gears make noise except for 5th, its not as loud.   is my tranny gonna blow up soon?
Title: Re: Noisey Fifth Gear
Post by: toolman21 on October 27, 2005, 06:56:24 PM
Mine starting making noise.....couple months later a bearing came out of it, then the hunt for a new transmission began.  Check the grease and see if it looks like it has glitter in it, and make sure it is full of grease.  All you can really do is drive it till it break though...which could take a long time.
Title: Re: Noisey Fifth Gear
Post by: Dihnekis on October 27, 2005, 07:44:06 PM
Time for a rebuild sounds like. Mine whines in every gear except 4th (1:1), but I've got another transmission sitting in my garage waiting until this one explodes, or I do my 1.6 swap which ever comes first. I'm hoping on the 1.6 swap, mostly because I don't want to do the same work twice.
Title: Re: Noisey Fifth Gear
Post by: Autobot on October 30, 2005, 09:24:45 PM
 I've got a whine on mine in 2nd gear (sometimes 3rd) but only around 2500rpms. Right before and after 2500 it's fine. Is that something to keep an eye on? Like some had mentioned, could it spread to other gears?
Title: Re: Noisey Fifth Gear
Post by: Dihnekis on October 30, 2005, 10:23:57 PM
Autobot, start looking at rebuild kits or rebuilt transmissions. You are gonna need one eventually, could last another year could last a week.
Title: Re: Noisey Fifth Gear
Post by: mrfuelish on October 31, 2005, 11:04:41 AM
Quote from: Autobot on October 30, 2005, 09:24:45 PM
I've got a whine on mine in 2nd gear (sometimes 3rd) but only around 2500rpms. Right before and after 2500 it's fine. Is that something to keep an eye on? Like some had mentioned, could it spread to other gears?
  I heard there was a gear virus running around, or maybe that was the bird flu ?