Gear whine in my Strange Rear Unit
I was doing alot of street racing this weekend and noticed that my brand new strange rear gear whine was begining to get louder and louder. So my question is have anyone has had this problem and is this common when the gears break in and how do i re set them back to normal.
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did you install just ring and pinion or the whole rear?
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2008 C6, M6, LS3, Corsa Extreme C/B, (it flys) & 2008 Yukon loaded (Titanic), 03 Ford Focus..everydaydriver.
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I install the whole rearend
It was the whole rear unit.Comment
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Re: I install the whole rearend
Was that a 12 bolt?Originally posted by MOMO96Z
It was the whole rear unit.
Contact strange.Comment
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To me it seems all the new ones whine, there is a guy here that folks take their new diffs to, who REinstalls the gears and sets them up correctly and they leave with the diff being VERY quiet.
Kevin Villier 2002 SS #186 - 6M with Hurst and "short-stick", T-Tops, navy blue, chrome SS wheels, Bilstein suspension, SS grill, BMR STB, chrome-moly panhard rod and LCA's, SLP SFC's, PPC LT's w/ RT hi-flo cats and hi-flo Y, TEA Stage 1.5 5.3L heads, TR224 cam, ASP pulley, SLP loudmouth, Direct-Flo lid, Holley Power-Shot filter, Mallory polished MAF ends, 4.10 gears.
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Yes a 12 bolt.
It's a 12 bolt rear.Comment
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If the rear end is whining, can we call it a whiney butt? Sorry, I couldn't stop myself.
2002 Electron Blue Vette, 1SC, FE3/Z51, G92 3.15 gears, 308.9 RWHP 321.7 RWTQ (before any mods), SLP headers, Z06 exhaust, MSD Ignition Wires, AC Delco Iridium Spark Plugs, 160 t-stat, lots of ECM tuning
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Also checked the fluid in rear.
When i checked the fluid had copper like very small power metal residue in the pan. Is this normal breakin, or something major.
Please holla back!Comment
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Re: Also checked the fluid in rear.
contact Strange dude. you paid them the big bucks. make em answer the questions and correct the prob if there is one.Originally posted by MOMO96Z
When i checked the fluid had copper like very small power metal residue in the pan. Is this normal breakin, or something major.
Please holla back!
The Goldens: Reno and Rocky
2008 C6, M6, LS3, Corsa Extreme C/B, (it flys) & 2008 Yukon loaded (Titanic), 03 Ford Focus..everydaydriver.
Wolfdog Rescue Resources, Inc.:http://www.wrr-inc.org
Home Page: http://www.renokeo.com
sold: 97 Firehawk, 97 Comp T/A, 2005 GTO, 2008 Solstice GXP turbo.Comment
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If I paid 2500 bucks for a rear, it had better be set up right. That sucks.Originally posted by Kevin V 2002 SS
To me it seems all the new ones whine, there is a guy here that folks take their new diffs to, who REinstalls the gears and sets them up correctly and they leave with the diff being VERY quiet.96 WS6 Formula: Ram Air, 383 Stroker, Ported LT4 Heads and Manifold, 1.6 Crane Rollers, 58MM T.B., AS&M Headers, Borla Exhaust, Meziere Elec. H2O Pump, Canton Deep Sump Oil Pan, 100 HP OF TNT N2O!! , T56 Conversion w/ Pro 5.0 shifter, SPEC Stage 3 Clutch, Hotchkiss Subframe Conn., Lakewood Adj. Panhard Bar, Spohn Adj. LCA's, BMR Adj. T.A., Custom 12 bolt w/ 3:73's, Moser Axles, Eaton Posi, Moser Girdle
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Never had any whine at all from my Strange 12-bolt, and when the car was an M6 it was subjected to 5K Street Twin dumps, with 28x11.5 slicks on well prepared tracks. Took the lickin' and kept in tickin'..... but no whine.Fred
381ci all-forged stroker - 10.8:1 - CNC LT4 heads/intake - CC solid roller - MoTeC engine management - 8 LS1 coils - 58mm TB - 78# injectors - 300-shot dry nitrous - TH400 - Gear Vendor O/D - Strange 12-bolt - 4.11's - AS&M headers - duals - Corbeau seat - AutoMeter gauges - roll bar - Spohn suspension - QA1 shocks - a few other odds 'n ends. 800HP/800lb-ft at the flywheel, on a 300-shot. 11.5 @ 117MPH straight motorComment
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Re: Also checked the fluid in rear.
I don't like the sound of that at all. Metal particles means wear.Originally posted by MOMO96Z
When i checked the fluid had copper like very small power metal residue in the pan. Is this normal breakin, or something major.
Please holla back!
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FWIW, all the Strange 12 bolts I've heard(mine included) whined a lot. I called Strange about mine and they said its the way they set it up. Which is right because decel was nice and quiet.
I couldn't stand it and sold it to my Dad. Even with his bad hearing, he ended up selling it to someone else.Rob
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