The tranny in my 85 GL was very quiet. I had it rebuilt, it was still
quiet.

My 88 GL however is another matter. It Whines or "Sings" loudly. I had
the tranny torn down for other reasons and had it inspected carefully.
There was the slightest mis-alignment of the ring and pinion and it had
worn just a bit out of position. At 90,000 miles the wear pattern was
set, and short of changeing it out, my choice was to live with the
noise. I did the latter.

If I upgrade to an new gearing, say with Weddles parts or put in a 5th
forward gear then I will be rid of the noise.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Thomas Ryan wrote:
>
> In a message dated 3/20/2001 2:05:17 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> biker.pride@USA.NET writes:
>
> << ,
>  my 85GL has done this ever since I got it about 4 months ago, I had the
>  trany oil drained and it still whines like a PIG..
>
>  any help?? I have the same prob..
>
>  Joe >>
>
> Joe,
>
> Hate to tell you this but my 89 whined for about two years before the tranny
> overhaul when we found that the bearing had been improperly installed at the
> factory. Proper pressing and all ok.
>
> Tom