Whining sometimes gear change

[baliboy.schroeder]

Hi All, 1975 Kombi

Very seldom I get a slight whining noise from first gear and reverse.  No grinding through gears when driving.

Only happens from stop position , whence 1st gear and reverse.

It is only for a split second or so and occurs occasionally, like a month ago and I have driven the van since every few days, and today after not driving for a week.

Any thoughts, is something on its way out...slowly ?

Any adjustments can be done ...clutch cable if you think ?

Am I not disengaging the clutch quick enough  

There is nothing untoward when driving and changing gears.

Has anybody come across this with their van ?

Regards
Klaus

[grumble]

Have you checked the oil level in the transmission? There are a million possibilities.

[Oldman]

As Les posted...start simple...check the oil level.
Kombi level, undo the filler nut on the side of the transmission...oil should be just below the level of the hole.
Could be a thrust bearing on the way out, or pinion gear or 1st gear, or reverse gear.....many, many options.
Adjusting the clutch wouldn't fix a whine in my opinion (and experience  )
Good luck, a gearbox rebuild will be $2.5K upwards depending what's done and who you use.

[baliboy.schroeder]

Have you checked the oil level in the transmission? There are a million possibilities.

Shall check, never thought of that, but just wondering why it would just affect first and reverse. but will investigate
Thanks

[baliboy.schroeder]

As Les posted...start simple...check the oil level.
Kombi level, undo the filler nut on the side of the transmission...oil should be just below the level of the hole.
Could be a thrust bearing on the way out, or pinion gear or 1st gear, or reverse gear.....many, many options.
Adjusting the clutch wouldn't fix a whine in my opinion (and experience  )
Good luck, a gearbox rebuild will be $2.5K upwards depending what's done and who you use.

Ok won`t adjust clutch but check oil level . thanks for the good luck and rebuild price 

[baliboy.schroeder]

As Les posted...start simple...check the oil level.
Kombi level, undo the filler nut on the side of the transmission...oil should be just below the level of the hole.
Could be a thrust bearing on the way out, or pinion gear or 1st gear, or reverse gear.....many, many options.
Adjusting the clutch wouldn't fix a whine in my opinion (and experience  )
Good luck, a gearbox rebuild will be $2.5K upwards depending what's done and who you use.

SAE 80 replacement oil ???

[Barry]

SAE 80 replacement oil ???

https://www.justkampers.com.au/morris-lo...litre.html

[Deeksy]

And now for something completely random, I have a Scat shifter in my 1974 kombi, an 1800, 5 rib gear box.
In the shifter mechanism there is a spring to hold it in the 1-2 plane. Tension on the spring was enough to put pressure on the shifter which caused a constant whine. Pulling it apart and removing the spring stopped the whine!
It does mean that the shifter is no longer held in the 1-2 plane but given the original kombi shift, this is not a deal breaker.
But the whine is gone, unless you leave your hand on the shifter and then it whines!

Just a random thought.

[grumble]

https://www.justkampers.com.au/morris-lo...litre.html

I have always used 80w90 in all of m VW's.