"normal" amount of tranny whine?

[lindsay_elaine]

Is there such thing as a normal amount of manual transmission noise? My '03 4cy 5 speed whines in every gear. It makes the same noise in all gears and only stops making noise when I take my foot off the gas. It's not terribly loud but it is noticeable. I'm hoping it's just a normal noise since it doesn't really ever change, however, the truck was never properly maintained before I got it and needed a ton of engine work before it was road worthy again. I don't know if the tranny fluid got checked or changed when all the engine work was done, but I assume my uncle would have mentioned it if he thought the transmission sounded funny. I don't know, I hope I'm just being paranoid!

 

[4x4junkie]

If it whines in 4th gear, it's not likely the transmission making the noise.

I'd be looking at the rear axle instead.

 

[lindsay_elaine]

It whines in fourth, is it a bad noise to have coming from your rear end? I hope nobody takes the last part of that sentence out of context.

 

[4x4junkie]

There shouldn't be any significant noise coming from it.

I'd pull the cover off and take a look at the gears and the fluid. If the fluid is all silvery gray & nasty, you've found the problem.