That is the behavior of what an old mechanic friend calls a "sinchou"........since you changed my engine, my diff went bad.
There isn't always a cause for an old part failing, it's just worn and due for service. Mike On Aug 15, 2011 12:46 PM, "andrew strasfogel" <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > That describes it perfectly. What I can't figure out is that if I have a > bad diff why this develped AFTER the drive train transplant. I had no > whining noise at all before this (the differential was NOT changed with the > engine/transmission). Could a replacement of the drive train transmission > cause the diff to "stress out"? > > On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 9:44 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net >wrote: > >> If its a worn out diff it will not whine that much if at all when you put >> it in neutral because there is no load on it. Even going down the road if >> you give it throttle it will whine, let off it will quiet down because there >> is no load on it. >> >> >> Fmiser wrote: >> >>> andrew strasfogel wrote: >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Went out for another drive. Noise pitch varies with engine >>>> speed, not road speed. In neutral, coasting, there the noise >>>> abates. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Then it has to be in the front of the transmission, or before >>> the transmission. >>> >>> That rules out drive shaft, carrier bearing, differential, axle, >>> wheel bearings, hub caps, and so on. >>> >>> -- Philip >>> >>> ______________________________**_________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK >> 99 E430, 99 E320. 97 E300, 95 E300, 93 300D, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 91 >> 350SDL, 91 300D, 90 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 >> 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/< http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com< http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> >> > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
