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Posted by: Ryan_M
« on: January 03, 2015, 09:09:35 PM »

What a difference! Sounds like a 3A now instead of a jetliner.
Posted by: 1955CJ-5
« on: January 03, 2015, 06:24:26 PM »

So I thought I'd post a "before" and an "after" video..

Before:



After:

Posted by: 1955CJ-5
« on: December 25, 2014, 08:51:19 PM »

I kept telling myself how pleasant it would be to drive without that penetrating noise.....

And it is.......pleasant!

Now it's everything I hoped it would be.......

Posted by: Ryan_M
« on: December 25, 2014, 05:31:59 PM »

Glad you got this sorted out. Must feel like you're driving a completely different vehicle now.
Posted by: athawk11
« on: December 23, 2014, 09:04:40 PM »

Okay, I was able to get both versions to run this time.  That was a bit noisy.  I have a whine too, but not nearly that obnoxious.  Again, I'm glad to hear you've solved the problem.

Tim
Posted by: 1955CJ-5
« on: December 23, 2014, 07:05:37 PM »

Tim,

Here is one I posted on youtube...I used a gopro camera on this one and so the camera and the microphone are in a water tight case...so it's a little muffled.....this is a "before" video...

(And sometimes I have to play the photobucket videos twice to get them to run smoothly..)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pit7I7FiQEU&feature=youtu.be

Posted by: athawk11
« on: December 23, 2014, 06:19:15 PM »

Why is it that I can't ever get the Photobucket videos to work?

None the less, Great News!  Glad it's behind you.

Tim
Posted by: 1955CJ-5
« on: December 23, 2014, 04:52:28 PM »

Problem Solved!! Hooray!!

There is still a little noise but you would expect that...right from starting out in first gear I could tell the TC was a lot quieter, and all through the gears whether it be in direct or OD it was 98% quieter...there is still a small whine at around 40, probably gear mesh noise with the original output shaft gear, which was not changed, but that is just fine!

So once again, I swapped out the intermediate gear. I bought a used gear set from Herm, and though one tooth on the intermediate gear was slightly chipped (#%#&!!) in shipping from banging against the other gears, I dressed it out and it works just fine....

This jeep was used mostly as a power unit for farm implements, so whenever the PTO was in use the intermediate gear would have been spinning....it just wore out the bore I guess.

Pictures here...some are of the replacement gear and it's chip, and some of the old original gear...the pics are labeled.

Posted by: 1955CJ-5
« on: December 08, 2014, 10:12:11 PM »

So, I opened the transmission today, thinking maybe something was amiss in the shift tower or that maybe there was a 7/16 end wrench in there....

But it all looked really good. Everything was tight, yet free. I turned all the shafts and gears and no notches or rough spots...no chips or chunks of metal splattered all over...

But, one question...

Is the large front bearing washer supposed to turn with the main input gear? The screwdriver points to the washer , and the gear, and they move together...

Thanks for the offer Ryan.......you may have to bail me out of this one....

Posted by: Ryan_M
« on: December 08, 2014, 09:28:47 PM »

WOW that is loud...and would drive me absolutely NUTS.

If what Herm sends you doesn't eliminate the noise I have a couple spare trans and TC's. I'll gladly send you a care package full of innards if you need to continue the trial-and-error madness.
Posted by: 1955CJ-5
« on: December 08, 2014, 03:47:00 PM »

So the latest is that I've taken the tower off the transmission, inspected everything, gaps etc....I see no problems.

Herm had a good used set of TC gears so I'm going to try that next

I took it for a drive with the sheet metal cover off...I used the stethoscope and the noise is not in the front of the transmission..putting the probe through the PTO shift hole against the OD yields the most noise...

I took another video....wait for it...

Posted by: 1955CJ-5
« on: August 03, 2014, 12:50:27 PM »

I've been talking with Herm and we are going to send the barrel gear assembly back to Advance Adapters and have them check it out...the teeth are clearly worn/scarred beyond what you'd expect for 300 miles of use... ..The intermediate gear in the TC with which the barrel gear meshes looks fine....

I'll update in a couple weeks.....
Posted by: 1955CJ-5
« on: July 31, 2014, 10:28:05 AM »

I'll ship it back to him next week....

I suspect it has more to do with my transmission than Herm's OD but as long as I have it out I may as well have him look it over...
Posted by: Gunslinger
« on: July 31, 2014, 12:34:59 AM »

1955.
Keep us posted on what Herm says, I'm serious about an Overdrive for 3X. but this has me a little worried.  I rode with Lee one day, he has a 2A and lurks here from time to time, boy that was really quite and smooth.  So now I'm needing more info as I don't want a whiner in my garage.
Posted by: 1955CJ-5
« on: July 30, 2014, 02:23:55 PM »

I just got back from running an errand across town and I think the transmission is considerably quieter...just sounds like an old transmission now....

Guess I'll send the OD back to Herm and see what he has to say....