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| | | | Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 45 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 45 | Hi,
Just finished a day of driving my 54 3100, standard 3sp all around town running errands. Near the end it seem that second gear is make a lot noise, high whine. First and third are fine. So what could this be?
awk | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,280 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,280 | Was either your wife or kids in the truck? I know I have a similar symptom with that scenario, but usually it is in all gears. Seriously, I'm sure that you checked the condition and level of the oil, right? Does the noise take place constantly or does it fluctuate? If your oil level is good, I would suspect a bad bearing. If the oil has any water in it, you can count on a bad bearing. You can try to drain and refill the oil and hope that it helps.
Last edited by 52Carl; 01/26/2014 3:38 AM.
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 | I'd drain the oil out of the transmission and see if you have any metal in it. It will give you an idea if something mechanical is failing inside the transmission. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 940 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 940 | Mine was loud. Pulled the plug on the trans (3OTT) and it was almost dry. Added fluid and it was virtually silent. | | |
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