Anyone have a similar situation w/ Shindley

boostedawd · 06-06-2005

I took my 93 Awd 5spd to Sindley a few weeks ago for a basic tranny overhaul, and also had him install front axels, remove AC, and fix two oil leaks, wich one of the other is still leaking. Before the rebuild the car had a nasty loud type shuddering upon deceleration, and part throttle crusing. It was someting that was deffinitley not right. So i got the car back from Shindley last Thursday night, I left his house, the Talon no longer had the nasty shuddering like it used to, it was perfect. I drove about 25 miles or so to Maple Grove to make a pit stop at my brothers house to drop off some parts for him..i got off on Weaver lake rd. and get to the 2nd or 3 rd light in town, and then it happend..the noise came back!, it sounded like someting let loose.I called him right away and brought it back to him, He insisted it was NOT the tranny, he says its got to be the driveshaft, so the next day he replaced both carrier barrings, and all u-joints.. still the same!! didnt help one bit. Then he went on to say thats its my rear diff, or t-case, So by then I was pretty heated, i took him for a ride to let him feel the shuddering/whinning he just kept saying that its normal over and over..on top of that the clutch chatters like a S O B. it has a act 2600 & act street disk/and flywheel..my old 2600 that was in there before didnt chatter hardly at all.. the pressure plate was not replaced.. so anyway anyone have any suggestions on what to do..?

At-Least-It's-An-Evo · 06-06-2005

What is this sound? It could be the transfer case from the sounds of it. But if it ain't broke, don't bother.

Unless its really noticable.

boostedawd · 06-06-2005

Well its quit noticable, something is deffinitley wrong, the only reason i dont think its the t-case is because the car did not make that noise the first 25-30 miles after the rebuild, now its back, and even worse.

boostedawd · 06-06-2005

I would best describe the noise as a high pithced whinning/grinding on decel, and part throttle crusing.

**JET** · 06-06-2005

I will just say that Rick will defend his work to the death. As far as the clutch chattering, that should go away as the disc breaks in. Pop the car up on jack stands and see if you can get it to make the noise. You should be able to tell easily where it is coming from at that point. The driveshaft isn't rubbing on the exhaust, is it?

dsm10sec · 06-06-2005

The ACT 2900/street disc I had Rick put in for me is perfect.. I'm sure it's not the install. By your topic it sounds like you're pissed with him, don't be. He did what he thought was right at the time, and he knows more than you about dsms; obviously since he's installing your stuff.

Raptor · 06-06-2005

Josh took the car to Shindley based on my recommendation which right now I wish I could take back. Josh has his head on straight and is anything but quick to judge. His car is still having tranny issues. It is obvious gear whine and very noisy shifting. If I bought the car in the condition it is, I would likely have the tranny gone through. It is at best questionable. The way he dealt with Josh is also not acceptable, if something is messed up, which it obviously is, he should be backing up his work. I won't go through the financial side of this, but for what he paid, we could have sent him to shep and he would have been money ahead.

Everyone is human, mistakes happen, how you deal with it is what matters.

Raptor · 06-06-2005

BTW, again I will say I don't hate Rick, in fact I find him rather entertaining. What I did learn from talking with him and watching him work at the shop on another customers tranny is this. We do things much differently, his methods are a bit too crude for my tastes but most of the time it seems to work okay for him. I think normally his motives are fine, I just think he has issues with being a bit arrogant and having trouble admitting fault. Like I said, nobody is perfect.

boostedawd · 06-06-2005

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Originally Posted by JET

I will just say that Rick will defend his work to the death. As far as the clutch chattering, that should go away as the disc breaks in. Pop the car up on jack stands and see if you can get it to make the noise. You should be able to tell easily where it is coming from at that point. The driveshaft isn't rubbing on the exhaust, is it?

Jet, i kinda got that vibe also about defending his work,.. and im sure he has had many succesfull tranny overhauls. Im 99% sure the drive shaft isnt rubbing, Im gonna put up on stands and give that a shot to see if I can pinpoint exactley where it could be coming from.

boostedawd · 06-06-2005

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Originally Posted by dsm10sec

The ACT 2900/street disc I had Rick put in for me is perfect.. I'm sure it's not the install. By your topic it sounds like you're pissed with him, don't be. He did what he thought was right at the time, and he knows more than you about dsms; obviously since he's installing your stuff.

Im not pissed at him, I just feel the end result of my overhaul could have turned out better, the tranny feels clunky and crunchy, the overall feel and performance is just not up to par.

sleepydsm · 06-06-2005

He remembered to put fluid in the gearbox, right? haha.

john · 06-07-2005

After I got the white laser running, there was a constant whine until I pushed in the clutch. After a couple days without me finding the cause, it went away. I assumed it had something to do with the car sitting for a long time with no flywheel inspection cover. Not sure. It drove fine for 6 months with me and then all shit took a turn for the worse when I sold it.

john · 06-07-2005

BTW, if anyone takes a car to him within the next month, Shindley will probly keep you there for an hour explaining his side as he will bring it up. I was stuck with him an hour after dropping it off and another hour picking it up while he told me about JETs problem.

AJ · 06-07-2005

*hint* when going to Ricks and not up for a hour long conversation:

"you" (grab cell phone) - I sec, my cell is vibrating.
"rick" - ok
"you" - yes, wait, slow down, what's wrong? Shit, ok, be right there. Sorry Rick I gotta Jet (LOL) get it? JET? Welcome to hour long conversation 2.

I phucking rule. Nite Nite.

**JET** · 06-08-2005

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Originally Posted by Carlos

I was stuck with him an hour after dropping it off and another hour picking it up while he told me about JETs problem.

Yeah, and the story he tells about it is so far out of whack. I have heard it from MANY people about the story he tells. It gets worse and worse every time he tells it. Anyway, I don't want to get into it again. I am pretty sure there is something in some old threads about it if you are interested.

**Goat Blower** · 06-08-2005

Deceleration whine is usually a worn pinion bearing in the rear diff. Since the noise came back immediately, I'm guessing you've got a chunk or two rolling around back there.