Weird Tranny Noise On 2nd Gear

WRC tranny noise comes from the gear teeth being cut straight intstead of at angles. The STi 6speed is not straight cut, it is helical. The WRC transmission is of a completely different design to the roadgoing passenger versions of the Impreza. In short, your car shouldn't be buzzing or howling, take it in for service.

 

Strange, I figured this would be why it wouldn't be warrantied:

http://mnsubaru.com/forums/showthread.php?p=311590#post311590

http://mnsubaru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15658

http://www.mnsubaru.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15620

 

Please stop making things up and pulling **** out of your ass. The STi gear teeth sit at pretty much the same angle as every other manual helical gearset that is in every other Subaru.

Below is a quiz. Which pic is from an STi, and which pic is the standard gears for all other Subaru manual transmissions. Hint...the STi one is the one that has a 'much straighter angle that many STi owners have.' Centerline on both have been marked by the red line. Also, the gears pictured are not the same gear...meaning, they both aren't 2nd gear or anything like that. Just a pic of two different gears from two different trannys...

 

Yeah, but the owner is expected to shift the transmission properly and use the clutch correctly. And the car is NOT built to be launched repeatedly, and the car was NOT built to have the clutch sidestepped at 5000rpms so you can run 12.9 sec 1/4mile times. The transmission is strong, but it isn't bulletproof. Things break when they aren't used for their intended purpose. The STi was never at any point in time built to run down the dragstrip.

And the fact that you articulate yourself like a complete idiot on the forums makes your attempt at a snide comment towards Brian Shorten, null and void.

 

Here's where the problem is. Your warranty covers normal wear and tear and manufacturing defects. It's not a race sponsorship. There are plenty of guys running around with modded cars and doing all sorts of motorsports events and they're not having transmission issues. What's that telling you? You'll be bringing in a car with a blued flywheel and worn clutch with 2nd gear issues with less than 20k miles. That's not going to scream abuse to any technician or service rep. (Note the careful use of sarcasm there)

Like I said, there are plenty of us running around with modified cars that see driving events. Guess what? We've learned one thing. You pay to play. What does that mean? We understand and take responsibility that if something happens that's related to what we were doing it's on us and not Subaru. If you were out drag racing and you had a window regulator go out, that'd be one thing. But you yourself have said that you learned to drive stick on this car, then you've been out drag racing it a few times. Now you've got a slipping clutch and your 2nd gear is making noise? Yeah, that's your bad and not Subaru. Why should they be on the hook because you can't drive?

You do realize that people from Subaru routinely read these boards, right? It really makes us look good when you can't take responsibility for your own actions and try to hide behind a warranty. Not to mention it drives up the price of the vehicles AND makes it harder for someone with a LEGIT claim to get it covered. Thanks.

 

p. w. n. 3. d.

 

No, I don't think he does.

 

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Good luck with that warranty claim.


Russ

 

Yeah, and then you'd be asking the following questions:

"My clutch is going bad. How can I get it warrantied?"

"My transfer case exploded. Shouldn't it hold up under a launch?"

"Some guys with Mitsubishi shirts on were looking at my car, it looked like they were writing down my VIN? What were they doing?"

Here's an idea. Learn how to drive. Go to a driving school and take some lessons. Make sure the car is getting the most out of you and not the other way around.

 

There is a difference between owning a car and being able to afford a car. When you're out racing and try to hide behind a warranty, you may own the car but you can't afford it.

 

Job security. That's how I think of it.