Melinda Kazmer

We have a 1998 XJR that we just purchased - when decelerating from a higher
speed, we hear a soft whining or hum and then it goes away when
accelerating. Anyone else have this happen on this model - it is the
SuperCharged Jag - thanks

Blake Dodson

It could be a noisy rear end. Common complaint.

T.G. Lambach

The rear axle has a large ring gear and a relatively small(er) pinion
gear. If their spacing isn't exactly correct their mesh will be "off"
and they'll be noisy at a specific speed, usually upon either
acceleration or deceleration. So if the noise always occurs at a certain
road speed, and usually in a 2 or 3 mph range, then it's probably the
ring and pinion mesh.

This can be corrected by adding or subtracting shims to move the pinion
gear ever so slightly forward or backward for perfect mesh with the ring
gear. There may be talk that the gears have already worn in and changing
their mesh is not advisable - that depends on the car's mileage -
because, yes they do have some wear now. The higher the car's mileage
the less advisable it would be to change anything.

Phil

Could be backlash in the compressor gears on the supercharger (think
blower Bentley) - quite normal & a 'feature'

stuart adair

I have a whining noise in my car - Its the wife and kids !!!


"Melinda Kazmer" <melnbobkaz@wowway.com> wrote in message
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> We have a 1998 XJR that we just purchased - when decelerating from a
> higher speed, we hear a soft whining or hum and then it goes away when
> accelerating. Anyone else have this happen on this model - it is the
> SuperCharged Jag - thanks
>

stuart adair

I sometimes have a noisy rear end, especially after a night on the beer. And
I mean proper beer not that chemical Australian stuff ..


Stu


"Blake Dodson" <dieinterim@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> It could be a noisy rear end. Common complaint.
>

atec

Melinda Kazmer wrote:
> We have a 1998 XJR that we just purchased - when decelerating from a higher
> speed, we hear a soft whining or hum and then it goes away when
> accelerating. Anyone else have this happen on this model - it is the
> SuperCharged Jag - thanks
>
>
Did you ever consider a muzzle for the wife ?.

stuart adair

Tried that but she bit through it. It was then I retreated to the garage
away from the verbal abuse.


"atec" <atec77@XXXhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Melinda Kazmer wrote:
>> We have a 1998 XJR that we just purchased - when decelerating from a
>> higher speed, we hear a soft whining or hum and then it goes away when
>> accelerating. Anyone else have this happen on this model - it is the
>> SuperCharged Jag - thanks
> Did you ever consider a muzzle for the wife ?.

atec

stuart adair wrote:
> Tried that but she bit through it. It was then I retreated to the garage
> away from the verbal abuse.
>
>
> "atec" <atec77@XXXhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:42c157fe@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
>
>>Melinda Kazmer wrote:
>>
>>>We have a 1998 XJR that we just purchased - when decelerating from a
>>>higher speed, we hear a soft whining or hum and then it goes away when
>>>accelerating. Anyone else have this happen on this model - it is the
>>>SuperCharged Jag - thanks
>>
>>Did you ever consider a muzzle for the wife ?.
>
>
>
I have a spare halti , just the solution you need .

Losiho

"stuart adair" <stuartadair@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
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>I sometimes have a noisy rear end, especially after a night on the beer.
>And I mean proper beer not that chemical Australian stuff ..


By "chemical Australian stuff", I presume you mean Fosters ? We Aussies
don't consider Fosters to be good beer either, that's why we export it to
other countries :)