how to quiet down the drive chain

[JoeFish]

Morning all

the drive chain in my 98 manual VT is heaps loud! It is very loud when I am taking off or driving slow and is just very annoying!

It's only become real loud ever since I got a new clutch kit and I am sick of it, but the mechanic said you can't really quiet it down...it's just normal.

any suggestions??
Thanks heaps,

Joe

[JoeFish]

bump bump bump

[pablo]

Just curious Joe, but by 'chain' do you mean gearbox, or the tail shafts/universal joints? What does the loud sound, sound like?

[JoeFish]

thanks for replying,


well the mechanic said it's the drive train or something. Sorry about the typo! It sounds like a bit of a grinding noise...you can really only hear it on the drivers side but it's also very loud outside the vehicle.

it's very hard to explain the sound of it...i'll try and record a video with my phone while im driving ok

[pablo]

Have you checked the oil level in the gear box?

[Kieran263]

holy crap I have the exact same thing in my manual VX, on low revs it grinds like ####??? I hate it so much I've started saving for a T56 6 speed.

[JoeFish]

ah man finally someone with the same problem!

have you found out what is making the ever so loud noise or how to fix it?

please let me know if you have... i hate it!

exhaust sounds great but then that grinding noise just ruins it all!! haha

[JoeFish]

bump bump bump

[VT-565]

Need more information.
What have you checked?
Did you get a sound clip?
Have you had anyone else look at it?

[JoeFish]

thanks mate

ok so i struggled to get a video coz the camera i got is bad quaility and hard to pick up the sound.

Link -> YouTube - VT drive chain noise. what is it?

I uploaded it on youtube and here is the link. it makes the noise on the 7th second.

also can you hear the clunking noise of my clutch? what the hell is with that? so annoying hahaha.

thanks for all your help!

PS: my exhaust YouTube - V6 VT commodore exhaust

[JoeFish]

bump bump bump?

[helicraze]

I think you need a better vid, i can't here any noise at 7 seconds.

Best to take it to a couple of good mechanics, it should not be too hard to track down

[JoeFish]

mmmm yeah it's real hard man...that vid actually went heaps longer but you can't hear it on the camera...

Maybe I need some1 to film for me while im driving.

I'm just gonna take it to another mechanic... there is an Ultratune near me.

[illusion]

thrus bearing my vz clubby does it to a low speeds under a little load

[JoeFish]

my car does it without a load

I'm getting it checked out by an UltraTune mechanic, said it could be diff or gearbox related.

where's the thrus bearing?

Cheers,
Joe

[illusion]

thrust bearing is in with the clutch but it should of been replaced when the clutch was done

[graham7773]

Front bearing in the gearbox? Layshaft bearings, also in the gearbox, not much else there to give the noise you are describing unless you are getting noise transfer from the back of your car or maybe a bad center bearing. Tailshaft

[JoeFish]

hmmm, well my clutch still makes a high pitch squeeling noise when I release it sometimes (especially when it's cold)....sooo annoying! That was the reason why I had it replaced..meanwhile $1500 later :|

I'm gonna show the guy from UltraTune exactly what it's doing and i don't want any bull feces!