Is it normal....

[Dave H (MI)]

....for it (1944 2N) to have a lot of gear noise from the trans? It has 5 gallons of new fluid in it. When I coast down a hill in neutral there is no noise. Put it in any gear and there is a pretty constant howl. Not the first time I heard it in a tractor. Just wondering if it is normal on this type?

 

[rapture505]

good question...I know its normal for my 9n in 1st and 2nd....a little quieter in 3rd but not much

 

[JMOR]

They have normally noisy straight cut gears. Later 2ns has the input gear helical, but not much noise reduction as all others remain straight, whereas 8Ns went to all helical.

 

[lha]

My '41 9n makes a whine when the sherman OD is engaged.I have had old cars &trucks[30s-50s]that had whining noises ,some intermitant,some steady and I have taken them apart,changed bearings etc.sometimes it helped sometimes not.Like someone said on other reply some just do it naturally.Maybe something as simple as a different fluid MAY make a difference

 

[souNdguy]

yep.. they can sound like a rubberband drive...

soundguy

 

[ZANE]

I have a 53 Chev five window pickup truck. It has made a little noise ever since I bought it in 71 but got louder it seemed so I pull the transmission and replace all the bearings. Put it back together and it quited it down some but still makes noise. I guess next would be the rear end but you know if I don't use it there is no noise! And that's mostly what I do with it. I may be getting a little lazy????

Zane

 

[Dave H (MI)]

OK...well it makes it kinda hard to hear that nicely tuned engine I worked so hard on. Does make me pause a little when I get off and walk away. It's a nice sounding tractor when not in gear! Love a four cylinder tractor. Thanks for the replies. It doesn't leak anymore so I know the fluid is still in there so I'll just get used to it.