Making sound on R gear?
 

Somethin makin a sound on R gear in my car? :confused:

a grinding sound?

For some reason a lot of Hondas seem to make a "whirring" or whining sound in reverse. It's usually because there's friction between the gears. Maybe it's time for a tranny fluid change.

yeah mine does that...does it in 1st too......the whirrrr sound

and yeah I believe its time for a tranny fluid change...this fall when it cools down a bit...damn humidity

sounds like a R/C car? thats just the noise hondas make in R

It's not specific to Hondas.

The explanation I have for it is that regular gears are a helical cut gears while reverse is a straight cut gear, which lends itself to whirring noises. I believe the main reason for the noise is that it's a helical gear driving a straight-cut gear....and yadda yadda yadda, it whirs. :) I'm sure I can get a more detailed description if you'd like.

b

this man knows what he is talking about, and you want to hear a loud trans, come drive my truck, you can hear the wonderful 4 straight cut forward gears, then again they are known to take over 1000ft lbs of torque.

jeremy

haha exactly!

spoogenet..shut up

















jj man, good for you on "sounding" smart....makes you seem sophisticated bro..jfwy

Everyone I know who drives a manual tranny's car makes a whirring sound, if it doesn't then most would think there is a problem with your car. my friend Infiniti g20t, makes that sound, my girls Neon makes that sound, my friends civic makes that sound...oh and I can't forget my other friends Samurai makes that sound, bateson you're in the clear

Thanks Darin!