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  • #1

    New trans am owner in the UK!!

    Hi everybody,ive just took delivery of my 96 trans am recently,over the pond in the UK.These cars are very rare over here,and hence not many people know about them.Ive had a few 2nd gens before,but never a 4th gen,wow they are great cars!

    However,it does have one slight problem,which apparantly is common,ive got a whine coming from the rear end at about 50mph,which gets louder as you go faster,once your past 70mph its gone!!Does anybody have an idea what this may be?As ive mentioned,garages over here are reluctant to work on them,as they dont know the cars!!!

    Any help or advice would be great.

    Thanks in advance!
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  • #2
    Do a simple lube and additive change in the diff. housing. See if that will quieten down the whine.

    Christopher Teng

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    • #3
      Make sure you always drive over 70mph.

      Or, try giving it a fluid change, and if that doesnt work it'll need to have the rearend rebuilt.
      Tracy
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      • #4
        Originally posted by TraceZ
        Make sure you always drive over 70mph.

        Or, try giving it a fluid change, and if that doesnt work it'll need to have the rearend rebuilt.
        When you say,have the rear end rebuilt,which bits are we talking about?Gears,pinions etc??I have noooo idea

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Trans am Man
          When you say,have the rear end rebuilt,which bits are we talking about?Gears,pinions etc??I have noooo idea
          new gears, bearings and seals.
          Tracy
          2002 C5 M6 Convertible
          1994 Z28 M6 Convertible
          Current Mods:
          SLP Ultra-Z functional ramair, SS Spoiler, STB, SFCs, Headers, Clutch, Bilstein Shocks, and TB Airfoil. 17x9 SS rims with Goodyear tires, 160F T-Stat, MSD Blaster Coil, Taylor wires, Hurst billet shifter, Borla catback with QTP e-cutout, Tuned PCM, 1LE Swaybars, 1LE driveshaft, ES bushings, White gauges, C5 front brakes, !CAGS, Bose/Soundstream audio, CST leather interior, synthetic fluids

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          • #6
            Originally posted by TraceZ
            new gears, bearings and seals.
            Is that expensive?Whats the best place to get part from that would ship to the UK?

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            • #7
              congrats on the new car!
              you can get parts from several places in the UK, i found the service fast and friendly at w.a.s.p. in wisbech .there also is a breakers near Dover that does 4th gens, but thet seem expensive
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              • #8
                You Englanders are a tough bunch. You kill each other over a soccer game. You find the money to fuel a pig like a TransAm - What's a little whining from the rear end now & then?

                BTW, I've been there a couple times to Surrey and Manchester, and the girls are CUTE and most of them have big boobs and nice complexions - as it should be

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                • #9
                  Congrats on the new wheels! F-bods are a bunch-o-fun.

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