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 Post subject: are 944's noisy at the rear until things warm up?
PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 6:50 pm 
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Not sure. Thought it may be nearside rear wheel bearings at first. But then I put my head in the centre of the car as im driving the noise seems more central. Not sure if it gets better after a few miles. Also it does at car speed. Even when rolling along with it in neutral aswell.
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possible your torque tube bearings rumbling.
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I have noticed a rumble from my nearside rear.
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Drive most 944s with the seat down & the boot carpet out & once it warms up you'll think the gearbox is about to blow up! I think it is a combination of slack in the drive line & the length of the torque tube echoing the noise. Once I got used to it I just turned the radio up! :mrgreen:

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Have checked your gearbox oil? If not maybe do a gearbox oil change. I used 80w90 recently and my gearbox is still slightly whiney but much better.

I've also noticed that if I leave my hand resting on the gear stick there's enough slack in the mech to cause a whine... :D

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I know mine is fine as its only just been changed.
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944-Scott wrote:
I know mine is fine as its only just been changed.

Great! :)

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kashurst wrote:
possible your torque tube bearings rumbling.

Excuse my ingnorance, but wouldn't that be at engine speed rather than car speed?

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deLUX wrote:
Have checked your gearbox oil? If not maybe do a gearbox oil change. I used 80w90 recently and my gearbox is still slightly whiney but much better.

I've also noticed that if I leave my hand resting on the gear stick there's enough slack in the mech to cause a whine... :D

Had a recent gear oil change. Its less of a whine and more of a hum. Wom, wom, wom with each rotation.

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Is that stationery or rolling?

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deLUX wrote:
Is that stationery or rolling?

Rolling

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Sounds most likely to be the wheel bearing, I replaced both my rears at the same time to be sure however it was the N/S that seemed to be noisier and definitely had more wear once removed.

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Sounds most likely to be the wheel bearing, I replaced both my rears at the same time to be sure however it was the N/S that seemed to be noisier and definitely had more wear once removed.

Thats what I originally thought. But its just been mot'd, suppose they can still make a noise without any play.

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Yeah, mine had been making a noise for at least 3 Mots but never picked up on. I changed them as preventative maintenance due to running 18" wheels too.

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