5 speed quaife pro gearbox noise!

[Tezza2]

I have recently got my car up and running again & it has a freshly built 5 speed quaife pro gearbox fitted!

Could anyone tell me if this should be noisy when the car is ticking over?

Thanks

[trickymex]

if the car is not moving i dont think it should be making any noise, maybe clutch release bearing or spiggot bearing

[Mr_lizard]

if the car is not moving i dont think it should be making any noise, maybe clutch release bearing or spiggot bearing

They'd only make a noise if you had the clutch depressed. Layshaft bearings sound more probable, what oil/how much has it got in it?

[trickymex]

They'd only make a noise if you had the clutch depressed. Layshaft bearings sound more probable, what oil/how much has it got in it?

good point, the only bit that rotates in neutral is the layshaft is'nt it????

if the gearbox is not rotating then it cant be making any noise

if you depress the clutch does the sound stop??? if it dont then it cant be the gearbox

[Pushrod King]

I have recently got my car up and running again & it has a freshly built 5 speed quaife pro gearbox fitted!

Could anyone tell me if this should be noisy when the car is ticking over?

Thanks

Yep,straight cut gearboxes usually are noisy at idle

[GavinR]

It depends what you call noisy

It will make more noise than a std Type 9 but shouldn't be loud and the noise should stop when you depress the clutch

When you drive up the road it should whine, but not rattle like mine did

[Tezza2]

its quite a noticeable noise, sounds like a box of bolts!
but it stops when clutch is down!

the box hasnt been used since built and has enough oil in!!

[david_white]

its quite a noticeable noise, sounds like a box of bolts!
but it stops when clutch is down!

If it stops with the clutch down isn't it the release bearing, which I've always found to be noisy with Andy's, mine and i'm sure your car

Do you have a concentric set up on that?

[GavinR]

If it stops with the clutch down isn't it the release bearing, which I've always found to be noisy with Andy's, mine and i'm sure your car

Not necessarily - that's what was suggested to me when I fitted my eBay Quaife Pro, which rattled like mad and wouldn't engage 5th, changed it for my 10 year old Quaife Clubman and the noise disappeared - Quaife Pro currently being rebuilt

Terry - you'll have to take it up the road, 4th should be the quietest gear as that's direct drive - it should sound like a loud whining gearbox, not something that's about to disintegrate

[Tezza2]

No, I gave up on that, just the cable setup!

I spoke to Bernie (gearboxman) today & emailed quaife and they both say that there will be noise, especially when u have lightened flywheels & comp clutches etc... but i'm not so sure!

The noise seems to come from the bottom of the maincase!

[Mr_lizard]

The noise seems to come from the bottom of the maincase!

Lost any spanners recently?