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HZJ76 w/ r151f transmission I'm getting some very loud whining noise when I get up to and over 80 km/h. Sounds like a bearing going out. It is only under acceleration/deceleration (i.e. goes away if I disengage the clutch), and also disappears if I remove the rear driveshaft and go in...

Thanks for the reply. Turns out the "mechanic" was even less competent than I gave him credit for. I discovered the front fan bolts were all loose, tightened them up and the sound disappeared. I'll be looking for someone else to do future work. 👀 Actually now that I see how easy this timing...

I have a HZJ76 I bought about a year ago in West Africa, so its history is largely unknown. It has been running well, but the other day I had a semi-professional mechanic change the timing belt for me as a routine exercise in engine damage prevention. Later that day, I noticed that a strange...