Slight whining noise

[sparkola]

When I drive my newly aquired 44 hr 1997 Argo Conquest, there is a slight whining noise like the sound of a Pete Jackson gear drive in a Chevy 350. Is this normal? Just wanna make sure I have covered all the bases b4 I wear something out. I have greased and oiled everything that I can see.

[Roger S]

A slight whining sound is not normal. You should have a screamingly loud whine! As argo in the infinite wisdom of their parent company ODG which is a gear and drive mfg, made the argo trans. Their excuse was the gears were stronger.. probably, but what a lame excuse. You'll get used to it, like my old harley, the noises and whines became music to my ears. Just don't drive a max, they are quiet and don't rob power in turns.

Congrats on the low hr conquest. It's a heavy duty workhorse. I have a '97 response. If you havn't changed the tranny fluid, I would. The first change will have a lot of shavings on the magnetic drain plug, then nothing from then on.

[sparkola]

Kewl!!!!!!! I found older posts confirming. It is harmonious and not choppy. All points of play have been checked so I guess I'll have to run it awhile till I get those gears worn in. This thing is beautiful for being 13 years old. I was hesitant about an hr meter reading until I seen the machine myself. I was introduced to Argos about 20 years ago by a friend and kept telling myself I would buy one one day. Well one day came!!!!!!

[dezi]

Whining only comes from my wife cause i "Spend Too Much Time" in the shop working on the Argo

[liflod]

Amen Roger!
I was thinking of the same reply until I read yours.

[Model Citizen]

Hey Roger or any Argo guy, are the gears in the tranny straight cut (spur) or helical? Actually either kind should be quiet if they are made right. Whipper's sitting right here scratching his head. ODG should be able to make a quiet gearbox.

Bridget

[Roger S]

ODG should be able to make a quiet gearbox.

They figured it out, after 3 or 4 decades. The avenger had a new trans with constant mesh gears and motor cycle like shift collars/ engagement lugs. You can even shift from high and low w/o coming to a complete stop.

I don't know enough about gear design other than to call them straight cut in the earlier trans designs, actually a mix of helical and straight, the constant mesh were helical but the ones that shifted were straight. There's some .pdf's on the 'net I can find for him if he wants.

[AussieMax]

After watching a few videos of Rogers argo, you could always substitute the gearbox noise for a nice loud exhaust noise!

[whipper-ag]

They figured it out, after 3 or 4 decades.

Sometimes it takes that long to find a guy that knows what he's doing. Sounds like they've got it worked out. The ones that howl must still be holding up & a slight whine should be nothing to worry about.

Whipper

[KrS14]

Straight cut gears will whine, heli gears do not, as they're always in contact. Straight are not, hence the whine. Love that sound myself.