BA XR manual gearbox problems?

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Grant - 06 Nov 2004 02:42 GMT

Hey,

I've heard a bit about the driveline noise and stuff with the XR's and
have definitely noticed it in my BA XR8 ute, but today i noticed a new
noise.

Has anyone else heard a metallic scraping sound when changing back
down throught the gears, going 4th to 3rd, 3rd to 2nd, etc?

It's got nearly 13,000kmks on it, so 2k (or 1 month) more for it's
first service but it's a pretty bad sound and it only became audible
today.

So what do you guys think?

Thanks,
Grant.

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Falcon Freak - 06 Nov 2004 07:13 GMT

> Hey,
>
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> Thanks,
> Grant.

I have the same five speed in my V8 XT sedan. My car has 23,000 odd km. I
have to say other than the annoying driveline snatch I haven't heard any
metallic scraping sounds to date.

FF

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Kieron - 10 Nov 2004 03:01 GMT

>> Hey,
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>have to say other than the annoying driveline snatch I haven't heard any
>metallic scraping sounds to date.

BA XR8's actually get a different manual trans to the V8 XT's/XR6 and
XR6T's :)

I get the driveilne shunt in my manual XR6 but othewsie its fine.

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Falcon Freak - 10 Nov 2004 10:31 GMT

>>> Hey,
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>
> I get the driveilne shunt in my manual XR6 but othewsie its fine.

They do? Does not make sense as they sell very few of the 3V V8s and stuff
manual versions. I would have thought that the T5 was the same in the BA
regardless of whether it was a XT, XR or FPV.

FF

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Kieron - 11 Nov 2004 02:38 GMT

>>>I have the same five speed in my V8 XT sedan. My car has 23,000 odd km. I
>>>have to say other than the annoying driveline snatch I haven't heard any
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>manual versions. I would have thought that the T5 was the same in the BA
>regardless of whether it was a XT, XR or FPV.

Yep, T5 is in everything bar the XR8 and GT. XR6T got the same box as
the 220KW AU XR8, still a T5 but uprated internals and was at its max
torque loadings.
Box used in BA XR8/GT was the same as used in the stroker T series
AU's.

Of course, thats all changed now with the MKII BA which has adopted
the same 6 speeder as the Commodore SS for XR8/GT and turbo.

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