Well recently I've been hearing a hissing sound from the car which seems to be there during accerlation as well. When I press on the clutch the noise seem to quiet down.

Is my TC going? What are signs of a TC going?

thnks.

 

My transfer case went out about two months ago, and it sounded VERY mechanical at any speed, almost like a fire engine siren under my car. When my mechanic got the TC out, he said the pinion gear was chewed to hell, and a bearing had most likely seized.

I shopped for price and found a new OEM TC @ mitsuparts.com out of Seattle, I believe, for $1,713.28. They shipped it for 80 bucks, and they got it to me in 5 business days. Thumbs up to them.

Bottom line: I hope it's NOT your TC, cause you'll have a lot of other ways to spend 2 grand. If it is, Shephard Racing will eventually be able to do an endurance rebuild once mitsu releases the spare parts onto the market --- so there's hope in sight.

Let's hope your clutch isn't disengaging properly instead.

 

Thanks a lot. I hope it's not th TC either. Just put in the ACT clutch like a few months ago so no $$$$ right now. It would suck!

 

I was going to say that it was most likly drivetrain noise. But since you just said you added a new ACT clutch it may be your TC. The added clamping power of the new clutch can cause damage to the TC under extreme conditions.....such as launching.

 

it doesn't sound like your TC...at any speed...if your TC was going...you would hear it.

 

I agree with that! My TC went out just a week after I put in my Exedy twin disk, even though I don't launch it, but I was told that failure right after a clutch install is common. I'm about to switch to Redline Heavy Anti-Shock synthetic in my new TC to try to get the most life out of it! Yaknow, this is an expensive hobby.

 

I did not launch the car since the clutch install and I don't dump the clutch either so not sure. There was a boost leak after the install so I was barely driving it. The guy who did my clutch put redline heavy SP on the TC so I don't think it's the fluid.

I hope it's just throw out bearing or drivetrain noise. The noise just seems to be more noticeable or louder compare to having the stock clutch.

 

Some noise, or "whine" is normal from the TC??? especially at lower speeds. at higher speed, 40+, it seems to get drown out by tire/road noise. does everyone else experience this?

 

I sure do. I chalk it up to my chattery twin disc, because it generates most of the noise unless I disengage the clutch and let it coast, then there's a comparatively minimal noise from the rest of the driveline (including TC). Noisy for a 30k+ car, huh?

 

check with tre, they are fixing transfer cases.http://www.teamrip.com/

 

yeah i got the same problem, is there any way we can get Mitsu to pay for it? If not definetely talk to TRE, talk to Jon, he's cool as hell!!