transfer case going bad?
Nov 19, 2011, 01:12 AM
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transfer case going bad?
Hey guys I just bought an 04 evo with 72600 miles. Its in good shape besides the whine it makes. It makes a whine when moving. Not loud at low speeds but the higher speed the louder it gets. Eventually it levels off to a certain loudness. The noise on exists when accelerating. When of the gas or deceling the whine completely dissapears. Any thoughts? Thanks guys
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Nov 21, 2011, 12:12 AM
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Yeah I test drove it before buying it. The guy had his friend along that workes at atlantic motorsports in maryland where all the work was done to the evo. He and the seller both told me the cars had the whine for about two years now. Guy that built it said if you don't mind the whine, its not going to hurt the car. I didn't believe that tho, whitch is why im here. For the price I payed tho I couldn't pass up the deal
Nov 22, 2011, 10:40 AM
#10
Originally Posted by Jacks Transmission
If your t-case is whining STOP and get it rebuilt! If you do not rebuild it now and you wait for the gears to break you can then burn up the VCU or ACD LSDs and be out even more money! The center diff LSDs are very expensive and hard to find! The pic below is of a broken pinion due to a person that ignored the t-case death whine noises:.
quote above is from Jacks Transmission site. While what they say is a concern, I had an evo with a whiny TC and put over 10k miles on it with no issues other than the damn annoying noise. I would have fixed it sooner if I could have afforded to.
But you have an 04 so no ACD?
Nov 22, 2011, 11:01 AM
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quote above is from Jacks Transmission site. While what they say is a concern, I had an evo with a whiny TC and put over 10k miles on it with no issues other than the damn annoying noise. I would have fixed it sooner if I could have afforded to.
But you have an 04 so no ACD?
But you have an 04 so no ACD?
so no acd for me as well.
Nov 22, 2011, 05:54 PM
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My suggestion is that if you use this Evo as your daily driver replace the t-case if you have the money. If you can drop the tranny and replace the t-case with your own tools and this takes much of cost out of the job.
I also suggest that you upgrade the front diff while the t-case is out. It will improve handling, reliability, and power delivery.
If you keep driving the t-case till it eventually gives out you might destroy the core and then it will cost more because you will have to buy a new t-case.
I also suggest that you upgrade the front diff while the t-case is out. It will improve handling, reliability, and power delivery.
If you keep driving the t-case till it eventually gives out you might destroy the core and then it will cost more because you will have to buy a new t-case.