sounds like trans mounts ruined with air wrench! possible axle bearing.My 89
sw8 never made any untoward noises except when I had trans r&r rubber mount
parts ruined by overtightening. Since that day I do it all myself (except
exhaust ) Tom Poplin
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From: <billbranch1@aol.com>
To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 8:49 PM
Subject: [Peugeot-L] '91 SW8 + Drive Train Noises
> Hello,
> If you have the SW8, well, as we live and breathe, we all have our private
> Hells with the drivetrain. Tonight I finally gave the AFM a douche and,
> when
> taking the test spin, heard again, on putting the car into drive from
> reverse,
> not a clunk, but more like a snap.
> I've been having rumbling, vibrations, strange noises, ad infinitum. The
> gang at the SBF Car place said they drove it thirty miles, and at speeds
> ranging
> to (gasp) ninety, and the car sounds normal "for a Peugeot wagon that
> age."
> I asked if they sound that way new, and, then, why not replace the parts
> that
> make it sound like this.
> It sounds almost as if the engine is lugging when accelerating slowly and
> I
> get torque converter lockup. Vibration, noise. Up to seventy-five that
> noise
> recurs, although it lessens with speed. Then there's a hum, almost like a
> wheel bearing. If I back off quickly while driving seventy-five, I get
> strange
> noises, much like road noise from tires on rough pavement. If I'm driving
> sixty, and the car has been noisy, I can shift into neutral, and,
> coasting,
> experience much the same noise and vibration as if the engine is powering
> the car.
> The u-joint was replaced thirty-five thousand ago along with, I must
> assume,
> the tranny mounts. Unless someone can give me a different direction,
> those
> are the components which are going to be replaced. I changed the
> differential
> oil two months ago, there was no change in the noise or in the frequency
> of
> the noise, and there were no metal chunks or filings in the drained oil
> or on
> the plug.
> Thank you for any input on this one.
> Bill
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