Greetings,
My '79 Spits Tranny/Overdrive is starting to have some problems and I was
hoping someone could help. While driving the tranny makes a slight
grinding noise it is hardly noticeable when I first start, but once
everything starts up it is noticeable when the engine is at idle. The
noise sounds like two pieces of metal slightly scraping each other (imagine
two screwdrivers being rubbed together). My thoughts so far it that I must
have bearings going out, at first I thought maybe one of the ones on the
back section of the overdrive unit, next to the driveshaft mounting flange.
But I am not real sure.
My questions are two fold. 1) Has anybody experienced this, or have
anythoughts on what it could be. 2) What does it take to rebuild or repair
a tranny and/or an overdrive and how expensive is it?
By the way I checked the fluid the other day and it was a little bit low,
but I filled it up and there was no noticeable change.
Patrick Bowen
'79 Spitfire
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