darkdreamer_77 Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 I have a 91 legacy wagon 4wd with automatic tranny. My problem is that it was making a bad CV joint sound. So I replaced both front axles. But now the sound is still there but worse. It now makes a sound when you move it forward or backward only a foot. It almost sounds like a busted driveline/u-joint but I had it up on a lift and there is no sign of anything broken. I also drained some tranny fluid out to look for any metal filings but none were found. I am stumped... I would hate to spend a fortune on a new tranny if that isint the problem to begin with. Or if there is anyone in the longview area of washington with a 90-93 Legacy 4wd parts car for cheap... Cause I am at wits end with this one... I just dont want to get rid of it cause I have a lot of money invested into the sound system and the motor is still running strong. Thanks in advance for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunered Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 i have my doughts that it is trans noise,is it the same noise you had before? i have heard horrer stories about getting wrong axles,my bet is the axles.i would jack it up and try to produce the sound by rolling the tires up in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkdreamer_77 Posted January 1, 2006 Author Share Posted January 1, 2006 i have my doughts that it is trans noise,is it the same noise you had before? i have heard horrer stories about getting wrong axles,my bet is the axles.i would jack it up and try to produce the sound by rolling the tires up in the air. I have had it on a hoist and it mad the same sound in the air. We removed the front passenger axle and held the dirvers side wheel and it still made the same sound. It also made the same sound by holding both rear tires when the fuse was put in to disengage the 4wd to the rear.... I know the guy that I bought it from also my mechanic told me that when the tranny would go out it will make a howling sound. But I get a clunking sound. Plus I can go forward and in reverse so I still have power in the tranny and the fluid is at level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkdreamer_77 Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 I have had it on a hoist and it mad the same sound in the air. We removed the front passenger axle and held the dirvers side wheel and it still made the same sound. It also made the same sound by holding both rear tires when the fuse was put in to disengage the 4wd to the rear.... I know the guy that I bought it from also my mechanic told me that when the tranny would go out it will make a howling sound. But I get a clunking sound. Plus I can go forward and in reverse so I still have power in the tranny and the fluid is at level. Still stumped here.... Anybody???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 OK so it only makes this sound when you drive the car a foot, or is it there all the time? Have you checked the driveshaft and carrier bearing to the rear axle? What conditon is your transmission fluid in,and what condition is your differential fluid in. Does the sound change with engine speed or with road speed. Does it change when you make turns (go faster slower or depending upon turn) nipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmdew Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Is there play in the front diff? Can you move the inner CV Joints and stub shafts around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkdreamer_77 Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 K.. this is where I am at... My friend that has the hoist is out of town working in Florida. But I jacked up the car and grabbed the driveline and it had no play in it. (tried to move it up and down. side to side. back and forth.) The sound does increase with speed but I don't want to drive it the way it is. The tranny fluid is a dark red in color and contains no metal shavings in it. The passenger side axle was replaced 2 weeks before the noise appeared. The drivers side axle was replaced less then a year ago. When I did have it on the hoist we removed the passenger side axle and ran it. and then removed the drivers side axle and ran it. But the noise still presist. We put the fuse in to make it front wheel drive and held the rear tires while the car was in drive and the noise was still there... All I can think of is that something broke in the differential and not in the tranny section. If I am not mistaken that the differential is bolted to the rear of the tranny just before the input shaft from the driveline... Hope this sheds some more light on my problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunered Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 the diff is ahead of the tran, front to back-engine,diff,trans,drive shaft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkdreamer_77 Posted January 7, 2006 Author Share Posted January 7, 2006 the diff is ahead of the tran, front to back-engine,diff,trans,drive shaft. So it very much could be the tranny... I'll have to look on my day off.... I just bought a jack and jack stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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