Toyota Trucks: 97 tacoma v6 4X4 transmission whining under load

I recently purchased a 97 Tacoma 4x4 5spd manual transmission and have just
returned from a trip which included much uphill driving, before I left I had
noticed noise in gears 1st through 3rd like bearing noise, or a high pitched
whining, when on my trip I also noticed what appears to be a bearing whine
especially noticeable going uphill and downhill, is my transmission going
bad or is this typical for this transmission?

If the whine goes away when you press the clutch peddle in at
idle, then it's the trannie's input shaft bearing. It's a common
problem with the manual 5 speed, had it happened on both an
82 Toyota 4x4 and a 99 Tacoma. Toyota replaced the Tacoma's
trannie since it was under the factory warrantee, the 82's I had
to rebuild. When the input shaft seal goes, it's time for a trannie
rebuild. Fresh oil and a good clutch pilot bearing will reduce input
shaft slop and prolong the seal's life, see Philip's responses at:
http://www.realcaraudio.com/forums/archive/topic/9400.html

Brad

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