I have a 72 fj40 that I've been working on for three years. It has a 3fe engine, 4 speed transmission and a 3 speed transfer case. A Toyota mechanic rebuilt the Transfer case and mated it to the transmission for way too much money( I could have purchased a new one or Orion for what he charged). Last week I finally saved up enough to haul it to the muffler shop. When I got her home and took her out for the inaugural drive all I could hear was this incredible whine that sounded like it was coming from either the transmission or transfer case. It was so loud that I had to slow down at 40 mph because I thought something was going to break. Loud under power and decreases on coast. Louder at higher MPH and doesn't appear to get louder by RPM.
I put it on jacks, ran it and put my ear to the diff, trans and transfer. I'm 95% it's the transfer case. I've read all the posts that say once the gears are polished you can expect to never get rid of the whine. Can anyone tell me which gears usually get polished and how difficult are they to find? Any thought on whether I should try to repair or save up for a new one?
I guess it's going to be another year before I get to drive it.
I put it on jacks, ran it and put my ear to the diff, trans and transfer. I'm 95% it's the transfer case. I've read all the posts that say once the gears are polished you can expect to never get rid of the whine. Can anyone tell me which gears usually get polished and how difficult are they to find? Any thought on whether I should try to repair or save up for a new one?
I guess it's going to be another year before I get to drive it.