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kodak_jack · 04-30-2016, 11:50 AM

Last fall I bought a '99 Z-28 in Georgia. The guy who owned it before me had the rear end taken apart and gone through because it was noisy. Bearings were replaced and mesh checked, but it's still noisy. I don't think it's necessarily a problem as much as it's annoying. Is anybody else experiencing the same thing? Thanks.

73camarolt · 05-01-2016, 11:01 AM

rear end noise is pretty common. My car has 4.11 gears and has always whined. The more i beat on it the worse they got. Most likely whoever rebuilt the rear did not set it up right and thats why it whines.

kodak_jack · 06-25-2016, 07:35 AM

The guy who owned it before me was meticulous about taking care of it and is also a mechanic. He told me he took it in to be looked at and, supposedly, the mesh and everything else checks out OK. FWIW, I had to drive it 1,000 miles to get it home and it got great mileage. It can't be any kind of performance gear set up. I still have the build sheet and it doesn't say anything about a special gear ratio.

04-30-2016, 11:50 AM	#1
kodak_jack Drives: 1999 Camaro Z-28 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Hilton,N.Y. Posts: 2	Rear end noisy Last fall I bought a '99 Z-28 in Georgia. The guy who owned it before me had the rear end taken apart and gone through because it was noisy. Bearings were replaced and mesh checked, but it's still noisy. I don't think it's necessarily a problem as much as it's annoying. Is anybody else experiencing the same thing? Thanks.

05-01-2016, 11:01 AM	#2
73camarolt Drives: 2002 Camaro SS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Germantown, MD Posts: 2,355 View My Garage	rear end noise is pretty common. My car has 4.11 gears and has always whined. The more i beat on it the worse they got. Most likely whoever rebuilt the rear did not set it up right and thats why it whines. __________________ 2002 Camaro SS- BTR Stage 3, 799 Heads, Bolt on's Tuned by John at Broadview Automotive.. 420hp and 400tq

06-25-2016, 07:35 AM	#3
kodak_jack Drives: 1999 Camaro Z-28 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Hilton,N.Y. Posts: 2	The guy who owned it before me was meticulous about taking care of it and is also a mechanic. He told me he took it in to be looked at and, supposedly, the mesh and everything else checks out OK. FWIW, I had to drive it 1,000 miles to get it home and it got great mileage. It can't be any kind of performance gear set up. I still have the build sheet and it doesn't say anything about a special gear ratio.