Hey all,

Got a concern with my '89 A555 tranny. Please do forgive my lack of correct terminology, I have little transmission experience. I've noticed when driving, a sort of low-pitched metallic rustling sound. To me it sounds like when a bearing's rollers/pins wear and there's some extra play in there, like a bad roller skate bearing.

I jacked up the front of the car and grabbed an old-school automotive stethoscope and started poking around while I had my dad spinning the front wheels. I noticed the loose bearing noise most prominently in the housing that the axles mount into (differential housing I assume?)

I need help with how to check that area of the transmission for wear/damage.

-Is this something I can do without removing the transaxle?

-Do you need a press or shop equipment to remove/replace these bearings if necessary?

Any help you can provide is appreciated. With instruction I should be able to tackle this problem, I just haven't had the need to do this type of tranny work/diagnostics yet.

Cheers,
Zach