What Type Of Car Do You Drive?

id lean more towards input shaft bearing or mainshaft bearings if it goes away when he presses clutch

input if contant in all gears...mains if variations while in different gears

 

My sister owned a 1986 Volvo 240 DL that I had the immense pleasure working on. The engines last forever true. However that 4 cylinder paired with that heavy body produced not so great fuel economy. Also the wiring harness is the cars down fall. The coating that protects the wires from the elements actually disintegrates over time causing all sorts of problems. Whether or not this car with less than 140kmiles could have benefited from being garaged I have no idea. Also the Volvo service Manual recommends flushing the transmission fluid every 30k miles and they mean it! The trans is not as bulletproof as the engine.

 

Oh man let me guess, was it a 2002-2003 A4? My brother in law learned the hard way after he bought a used A4 from a dealer. Transmission and and radiator problems like crazy. Unfortunately for him he didn't have a warranty. We all found out later that A4s built in those years were lemons. It didn't help that his had lots of miles when he got it.

 

Here's a real picture of my baby:

 

Nice restore!

 

^^^ That!



I'd still hate to have to drive it across the country, though.

 

Classy jeep!^

 

Yeah, I put about 120,000 miles on mine, no serious problems except that one thing, which didn't cost me a cent. The only reason I didn't buy another Audi was that they increased the prices too much. Volvo gave me a much better deal. In the mountains, my S60 eats up the curves about the same as the A4 did, maybe a little better. Smaller trunk is the only drawback I can find.

The A4 transmission did have one unique feature that you can't find anymore. Coasting downhill on cruise control, it would gear itself down to limit your speed to 5 over the setting. I found that very handy in the mountains.

 

i drive a clown car

and an suv and a BAT as blues calls them

 

ive done a hell of a lot of press fit bearings...just did one on saturday actually

never used a press...i have a "hub tamer" kit full of nice assorted size bushings and cups....and i use a fine thread hardened threaded rod to "press" them in..always works good


similar to what is sold here>>> http://www.harborfreight.com/fwd-front-wheel-bearing-adapters-66829.html my kit has more stuff though and was free i won it in a draw when a new store opened ...won a crapload of tools that time that were mostly crap quality but free is always good....there was also a decent c-press balljont kit in the pile..

id actually won the 2nd place prize but when i told them that pile sucked (it was just a hd 1" impact pretty useless for me) they said i could pick any pile exept number 1 so i chose the 3rd place pile which was way better

 

I've had it looked at. It's my input shaft bearing, apparently you can tell by listening to it with a stethoscope? I'm not sure, but I had 2 different mechanics look at it and tell me the same thing. $1,500 for a rebuild, $720 for a junkyard trans and new clutch kit (includes installation). Not worth it too much on a car that I paid $900 for. The only work I've ever put into it was $280 for a new catalytic converter and o2 sensor to pass emissions.

 

I should have multiquoted, I'm sorry.

Yes, all noises go away when the clutch pedal is pressed in, or if I'm driving it in gear. If I'm sitting at a light and I take my foot off the clutch pedal, it makes a loud wobbling noise. It's made the noise though since I bought it almost 2 years ago though, and doesn't have any problems driving. Although once I did run out of clutch fluid and couldn't shift it anymore, but thank god my brakes leak too and I had some brake fluid to put in it since I didn't know it was leaking.

Next time I buy a car, I'll take a man with me. But I didn't think that it was too bad of a deal for the price that I paid for it

 

yeah those models it looks like the whole trans has to come apart to get the input bearing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yfICJKkLhE


i did one a long time ago on an old ford truck and it was real easy ...trans even came off without having to bother touching clutch and bell house...bearing came out the front instead having to tear it all apart

 

It even looks like you...

 

Heh, I took it on the interstate once. Just to drive from one side of town to the other. I struggled to keep up with traffic.
Since my restoration, I removed the deteriorating old rubber and cardboard interior and added woven fabric and carpeting which makes the ride a little more comfortable than stock.

 

Thank god for Youtube and Do-it-yourself car repair instructional videos! They saved me thousands on vehicle repairs.

 

a 2010 Suzuki Sx4 Hatchback i bought brand new....I would post a pic but ti always have problems with pictures being too large on here for some reason....