patcal Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 I think I may have a problem. I am getting gear whine when I am in gear & let off the gas. It is most noticable in 3rd gear but it is there in all gears. I only notice it when I am off the gas. I have changed all the fluids when I bought the car in September. Any ideas? Am I doomed? Pat Callaghan 95 Legacy Outback 2.2L, 5-spd, AWD Wagon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet82 Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 My tranny whinnes in the top gears (and no I don't lean on the gear shift knob or rest my hand on it while driving). I've just given up and assumed it was a quirk of the car and learned to live with it. Good Luck, Glenn 82 SubaruHummer--pops out of 1st when lugging it. 01 Forester--whinny tranny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patcal Posted December 27, 2004 Author Share Posted December 27, 2004 Thanks for the info Glenn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowmastered87GL Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Your subies just seem to have tranny trouble huh? the 86, the 92, But those were autos, odd that a manual is having issues. Hopefully not a problem though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patcal Posted December 28, 2004 Author Share Posted December 28, 2004 I must be just a lucky guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Well, Subaru's biggest weakness is the transmission, no question. The manual boxes are noisy from new, but main bearings will get louder and sometimes fail around 120k miles. An irregular rumbling/rattling noise at idle, in neutral, all pedals untouched is a sign of trouble. Some added whinning is to be expected with age. Oh, jumping out of gear is also an indication of worn bearings. And this is the warning that means business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderhound Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 How can you tell the rumbling/rattling of the tranny from that of the heat shields? I've always assumed it was my heat shields making noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Heatshields make a more distinct metal noise. Higher in pitch and not regular at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderhound Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 Thanks setright. So the tranny would have more of a low rumble at idle? And really not a problem until it starts falling out of gear? I've always wanted to have a bungee cord attatched to the glove box to hold fifth gear. BTW, I finally put some Redline NS in last night and now it goes into 2nd smooth as silk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcase321 Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 I have had the rumble slightly on my OBW since around 105K. I now have 137K on the car. None of that has changed and it is not louder as of yet. However abou 2K miles ago my tranny is poping out of 4th ONLY on its own. It is anoying but I can live with it for now to extend the repair. I still have the ORIGINAL clutch. Only when it is cold until about 10 min of driving on ocasions there is some slippage but it is minor and it only happens if you floor the gas and then it catches. Any suggestions or ideas will be helpful. I figure when I have to replace the clutch I would have the syncro's replaced etc. Could it be the syncros or bearings? Every other gear is fine Well, Subaru's biggest weakness is the transmission, no question. The manual boxes are noisy from new, but main bearings will get louder and sometimes fail around 120k miles. An irregular rumbling/rattling noise at idle, in neutral, all pedals untouched is a sign of trouble. Some added whinning is to be expected with age.Oh, jumping out of gear is also an indication of worn bearings. And this is the warning that means business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roamer Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 On my 97 OBW Automatic, I started to hear a high pitched whining noise, almost as if it was the flywheel. Long story short flushed the fluid and went to Synthetic, noised continued for 3k miles but now it is completly gone. I have 171k miles on my OBW, and these are all NYC miles and my tranny is still going. But generally my experiences with auto subarus are that the trannies fail at 120k miles. I have had the rumble slightly on my OBW since around 105K. I now have 137K on the car. None of that has changed and it is not louder as of yet. However abou 2K miles ago my tranny is poping out of 4th ONLY on its own. It is anoying but I can live with it for now to extend the repair. I still have the ORIGINAL clutch. Only when it is cold until about 10 min of driving on ocasions there is some slippage but it is minor and it only happens if you floor the gas and then it catches. Any suggestions or ideas will be helpful. I figure when I have to replace the clutch I would have the syncro's replaced etc. Could it be the syncros or bearings? Every other gear is fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunered Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 you can tell if its the trans by letting it idle with clutch out,then push clutch in,if noise stops its in the tran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcase321 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 I have had the rumble slightly on my OBW since around 105K. I now have 137K on the car. None of that has changed and it is not louder as of yet. However abou 2K miles ago my tranny is poping out of 4th ONLY on its own. It is anoying but I can live with it for now to extend the repair. I still have the ORIGINAL clutch. Only when it is cold until about 10 min of driving on ocasions there is some slippage but it is minor and it only happens if you floor the gas and then it catches. Any suggestions or ideas will be helpful. I figure when I have to replace the clutch I would have the syncro's replaced etc. Could it be the syncros or bearings? Every other gear is fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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