WHINE FROM REAREND
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Car: 1991 Camaro Z-28
Engine: 305
Transmission: 5 Speed Manual
WHINE FROM REAREND
I am starting to get a whining sound from my rearend on my Camaro. 3.08/5 speed manual 91 Z28. The sound increases when I quickly turn left and almost disappears when I turn right. Is my rearend going?????
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- 1991 Z28
- Ultra Metallic Blue
- 305 TPI
- 5 Spd Manual
- 3:08 rear axle
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
Could be the right wheel/axle bearing going. At the very least, I'd check your gear lube level and/or change if it's been awhile.
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, TBD heads, Hooker headers & y-pipe, 3" Catco cat).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" headers, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, TBD heads, Hooker headers & y-pipe, 3" Catco cat).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" headers, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.
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Car: '85 IROC
Engine: 305
Transmission: T-5
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by rwendt:
The sound increases when I quickly turn left and almost disappears when I turn right.
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The sound increases when I quickly turn left and almost disappears when I turn right.
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1985 Yellow IROC-Z 5.0 HO, T-5 3.73 Posi, 4 wheel disks
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Car: 88 Firebird WS6
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.42
My vote would be for the spider gears gettin ready to give. My buddys LG4/auto/3.08 open diff made the same sounds. It started as a little 'clunk' then it whined around turns. 1 month later they let go.
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