whiny transmission

ungermm · 09-24-2006

My recently restored 70 GT has transmission whine. I put some Lucas oil additive (thickener) in the gear box and it helped to reduce the whine. But, I'm wondering if it is normal to have some whine from the transmission or if the Opel GT tranny is just noisy by nature. It shifts fine and the whine is really only loud when the revs get high or near the shift zone. Thanks, Jerry

soybean · 09-24-2006

Jerry, here is a single post that may help. http://www.opelgt.com/forums/105278-post3.html
Mine has a whine too, but all that I have had, (Opels) have had a certain amount of whine. HTH, Jarrell

opelwasp · 09-24-2006

If it is whining then it needs a darn good spanking.

Seriously all of my Opel trannys whined a little. Then I got a Getrag 5 speed and now is is as quiet as a BMW. The 4 speeds are just naturally noisy after 30 years.

Tru-Craft · 09-24-2006

I agree the stock tranny does whine a little.
If it is real noisy (compared to what?) it could have been run low on oil and damaged a bearing! I just re-built mine to fix an oil leak. The bearings, gears and syncros all looked good.
If it shifts good and doesn't leak a lot of oil, just run it.
Lyle

lewdawg · 09-25-2006

Give it some cheese. Cheese is always good with a little wine.

09-24-2006	#1 (permalink)
ungermm UngerDog Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pleasanton, CA Posts: 767 Provided Answers: 5	Unanswered: whiny transmission My recently restored 70 GT has transmission whine. I put some Lucas oil additive (thickener) in the gear box and it helped to reduce the whine. But, I'm wondering if it is normal to have some whine from the transmission or if the Opel GT tranny is just noisy by nature. It shifts fine and the whine is really only loud when the revs get high or near the shift zone. Thanks, Jerry

09-24-2006	#2 (permalink)
soybean Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Reidsville N.C. Posts: 2,160	Jerry, here is a single post that may help. http://www.opelgt.com/forums/105278-post3.html Mine has a whine too, but all that I have had, (Opels) have had a certain amount of whine. HTH, Jarrell __________________ You lose your dreams, you lose your mind. (The Rolling Stones)

09-24-2006	#3 (permalink)
opelwasp Non Civilian Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Between Chico and Sac, CA Posts: 1,596 Provided Answers: 1	If it is whining then it needs a darn good spanking. Seriously all of my Opel trannys whined a little. Then I got a Getrag 5 speed and now is is as quiet as a BMW. The 4 speeds are just naturally noisy after 30 years. __________________ Arguing online is the same as racing in the Special Olympics; no matter who wins, you're both still retarded.

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09-24-2006	#4 (permalink)
Tru-Craft 1970-GT Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 1,237 Provided Answers: 2	I agree the stock tranny does whine a little. If it is real noisy (compared to what?) it could have been run low on oil and damaged a bearing! I just re-built mine to fix an oil leak. The bearings, gears and syncros all looked good. If it shifts good and doesn't leak a lot of oil, just run it. Lyle

09-25-2006	#5 (permalink)
lewdawg Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 191	Give it some cheese. Cheese is always good with a little wine.

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