12 replies to this topic

[josh.evans]

as the title says really its really loud when slowing down and chaging down gears? is it just a mini thingy or problem?

josh

[AndyMiniMad.]

Its probably the mainshaft double roller bearing in the gear box. Or maybe your diff bearings. Either way its an engine out job to fix it. Or maybe it whines because it doesnt want you to slow down. I had a girlfriend like that once.

Edited by AndyMiniMad., 23 September 2010 - 09:36 PM.

[Mal_whitby]

Its probably the mainshaft double roller bearing in the gear box. Or maybe your diff bearings. Either way its an engine out job to fix it. Or maybe it whines because it doesnt want you to slow down. I had a girlfriend like that once.

Ha ha, I once had one that whined when I didn't slow down.... never solved that problem either!

If you've never had a Mini before and are used to other cars, then the gearbox whine when changing down is quite prominent. They did it to a certain extent even when they were new.

Edited by Mal_whitby, 23 September 2010 - 09:44 PM.

[josh.evans]

Its probably the mainshaft double roller bearing in the gear box. Or maybe your diff bearings. Either way its an engine out job to fix it. Or maybe it whines because it doesnt want you to slow down. I had a girlfriend like that once.

haha i like that 1 urm well its gonna have to stay like that then because im not taking the engine out its a constant tone when the lower the gear the louder the whine. i will have to get a video or something

[AndyMiniMad.]

Yeah, dont worry to much about it. As Mal_whitby says they all do it to a certain extent.

[1984mini25]

Its probably the mainshaft double roller bearing in the gear box. Or maybe your diff bearings. Either way its an engine out job to fix it. Or maybe it whines because it doesnt want you to slow down. I had a girlfriend like that once.

Mine was, well up until it broke up and sent a ******* load of metal filings round the oil pump and bearings.

[AndyMiniMad.]

Its probably the mainshaft double roller bearing in the gear box. Or maybe your diff bearings. Either way its an engine out job to fix it. Or maybe it whines because it doesnt want you to slow down. I had a girlfriend like that once.

Mine was, well up until it broke up and sent a ******* load of metal filings round the oil pump and bearings.

OOhh!! that sounds expensive... This is probably the worst case scenario..... It might go bang next week or it might last for ages. This is a silly question but
how long have you had the mini? has it always been like this? does it only happen when you slow down?
Are you just very lucky and have just bought a mini with a straight cut box and drop gears.

[josh.evans]

well i have been driving it for 2 weeks at the moment im not as its been crashed into but only when i slow down even when let of throttle it does it it may do it when accelerating but i would be able to hear over my exhaust ahaha its only a 998 so doubt it has straight cuts but i must say this is much quicker than any other 998 i have been into

josh

[1984mini25]

Its probably the mainshaft double roller bearing in the gear box. Or maybe your diff bearings. Either way its an engine out job to fix it. Or maybe it whines because it doesnt want you to slow down. I had a girlfriend like that once.

Mine was, well up until it broke up and sent a ******* load of metal filings round the oil pump and bearings.

OOhh!! that sounds expensive... This is probably the worst case scenario..... It might go bang next week or it might last for ages. This is a silly question but
how long have you had the mini? has it always been like this? does it only happen when you slow down?
Are you just very lucky and have just bought a mini with a straight cut box and drop gears.

If the last bit was directed at me.

Getting on 6 years and 20k of general hard use and developed the wine over the last year mostly in 4th at 30mph.

That was until it broke up (soon after an oil change), trashed the pump, crank and bearings. If I was to add it all up my bill comes to about £250 on parts, as I did all of the work on the drive (hence my user pick at the mo)
That’s the new oil pump, bearings, gearbox bits, gaskets etc. luckily I had a spare decent crank I’d saved for a future engine build.

It now back in and despite a little gearshift problem with the gearbox to begin with, which has seamed to have loosened up amd sorted it's self. The gearbox does seam to feel a lot tighter and a heck of a lot quieter than before.

Edited by 1984mini25, 23 September 2010 - 10:08 PM.

[josh.evans]

oh right my engines done a genuine 26,000 miles so it really should be doing that really

[danrock101]

Its probably the mainshaft double roller bearing in the gear box. Or maybe your diff bearings. Either way its an engine out job to fix it. Or maybe it whines because it doesnt want you to slow down. I had a girlfriend like that once.

LOL

mine used to whine when changing down a gear at high revs too, untill the diff went pop
I must add: it wasn't linked though

Edited by danrock101, 23 September 2010 - 10:13 PM.

[ma11b]

my mini does it slowing down through gears and when i accel through 1st 2nd and a little of 3rd

i just put it down to been a mini lol

dosnt seem to effect proformance and isnt too loud

[1984mini25]

oh right my engines done a genuine 26,000 miles so it really should be doing that really

Mine had just rolled over to 62k when it happened, whitch is still low ish