Gearbox fault

[Holty]

Known my luck this will be serious.

Started getting a whirring noise when slowing down in lower gears, goes away when clutch dipped.

Now noise in all gears at lower speeds between 1.5k to 3k revs when slowing or constant speed, fine when accelerating. When dip clutch noise goes away also getting a loud knocking noise.

Holty

 

[Holty]

just found passenger wheel bolts loose could this cause it????

 

[Jay Payne]

LOL

 

[Gray]

Oh dear god

 

[Holty]

we fitted new brakes last night and must have missed fully tightening one side ha ha, fingers crossed thats all it was.

 

[SamP]

Really?

 

[182.]

i drove 4 miles in my old car with one of the back wheels untightened. its scary when you think about the 'what ifs'.

 

[Holty]

checked wheels but still getting a whirring noise when low revs or coming down the rev range. dip clutch its fine...poss release bearing?

had a trackday booked 2moro aswell

 

[iimushroomzii]

checked wheels but still getting a whirring noise when low revs or coming down the rev range. dip clutch its fine...poss release bearing?

had a trackday booked 2moro aswell

You can still go on the trackday mate? Cheer up lol :approve:

 

[Holty]

you think it will hold up cause makes some noise!

 

[iimushroomzii]

Suck it and see. You never know. It might last a few thousand miles, it might go as you drive out of your street. I'd risk it.

 

[Holty]

think in the intrest of safety i'll delay till next event.

if its really noise at low revs doubt it will last long getting hammered on track.

 

[Quid]

Sorry to bring an old thread up but this is the exact problem/noise I have. It's been booked in for belts and dephaser as this is what I think could be the problem.

Help/info much appreciated.