[T3] Moaning in and out of gear

[Daniel Nohejl]

Ok, this is sound advice. The car is away from us for a day or so getting an alignment, but we’ll do as advised once we get it back. Of course we also have a giant gas heater bolted to the body of the car above the transmission to consider too as a source of noise! We’ll see…..



> On Jun 28, 2016, at 8:35 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> 
> On 27 Jun 2016 at 17:25, Daniel Nohejl wrote:
> 
>> 2. i can reproduce the sound in neutral by revving the motor to a certain rpm
> 
> This tells you it's not wheel bearings or anything related to the 
> final drive. It could be something in the engine, but it could just 
> as easily be elsewhere and something that happens to resonate with 
> the frequencies the engine creates at that rpm.
> 
> You happened to mention the fan and we've all focused on that part, 
> but this is probably a red herring. Move around the car while someone 
> else holds the engine at this rpm. It could be engine tin, but it 
> could just as easily be a loose knob on the popout windows. I doubt 
> if it's actually the fan or anything to do with welding or balancing 
> it.
> 
> Since opening the engine seems to make the sound go away, consider 
> the rear door and the engine cover. Both of these can develop 
> loosenesses.
> 
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