One day recently I noticed my manual transmission whining on
acceleration in the lower gears.  I don't know how long this has been
going on, probably not more than a hundred miles or so.  I can almost
imagine that it has been going on for years and I just now started
noticing it, but I don't think so.  I hoped I had just let the lubricant
get low somehow, but I changed it and it was fine.  There some some
metal fuzziness on the magnetic drain plug, but nothing unexpectedly
outrageous.  There's not much diagnostic data in this report, but I
wonder if A) Anyone has any experience with the progression of the
whiney noise as it relates to total failure of the system and B)
Suggestions about a reliable rebuilder who can perhaps do a positraction
or locking differential upgrade or both.
Best wishes and Thanks

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John Jensen '80 Vanagon Westfalia
johnjensen@johnjensenartist.com
http://www.johnjensenartist.com
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