Last week I had a new gear and the install kit put in by a not so great local shop. Driving it the first few days everything seemed ok to me, no noticeable howl that I had previously. However today was the first day I had it on the highway and once I got over 50ish, the rear end started howling a little bit when I would get on the gas even a little bit and then it would go away as soon as I let off of the gas. Improperly set backlash?



Also got a T/A cover put on and its leaking a little bit. Is this because they only used the gasket that came with it and no RTV or is there another probable reason?

With the T/A cover, what should the preload screws be set to?

 

Anyone got anything?

 

sounds like a pinion bearing.or they set the backlash to tight

 

so would this situation be detrimental to the rear end or is it more of an annoyance that an actual problem?

 

 

If its already started making more noise, its only going to get worse. Could be incorrect pinion depth, poor contact pattern on the gears, etc.

 

what gears, my richmonds whine in revesre bad and over 60-70 good thing im getting a 6-speed

 

The longer you drive it with an improper setup that makes noise, the more permanent it will be.

 

I went with motive because of all the things I heard about noise from Richmonds
Well, the car needs to get fixed again for reasons other than this so I might as well have them fix another shops mess up.