Topic: chattering gears
in Forum: C3 Driveline Components
My 69 427 with 4 speed manual will make a chattering sound when I start off from first gear. When I bought the car the owner said that the rear gears were changed to 4.11. He gave me the old gears. I am not sure which ratio they are. I am not really sure if his information about the current gears are correct. Could there be something not in sync? clutch issues? It shifts smooth through all gears. maybe the fluid needs to be changed? maybe the limited slip additive was not added ? Is changing the rear fluid a hard job? Any suggestions are welcome. Bob
Rodney


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Does the chatter feel like it is from the rear area of the car, or more toward the front? Posi clutch chatter usually only happens when turning, but if the posi clutches are really worn, they could possibly chatter in a straight line.
If you have the old gear set out loose, look around the outer edge of the ring gear. You should see some numbers engraved on it. That will give the the ratio of that gear set. You'll see two numbers separated by a slash....for a 4.10, for instance, you might see a 10/41, the 10 being the pinion tooth count, and the 41 being the ring gear tooth count. Or....you could just count the teeth, then divide the ring gear by the pinion gear, and that is the ratio. Remember to round up...


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to add to my last post. The sounds come from the rear and are when you are letting out the clutch in first gear. The car vibrates and shutters slightly until you fully release the clutch. Thanks for the information

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