I know small nut transaxle whine more than big nut on the highway. It will be interesting to see if there is a difference in who rebuilds them. The last transaxle was rebuilt drum to drum in January of 2014. Five trips to BBB, couple laps around Colorado, couple trips a year to Moab, 2200 mile lap up the west coast, two Shasta runs, Escalante, Tabeguache, Glade Park, San Rafael Swell off road trips. The thing has seen some hard use. I remember chasing JJ across Glade Park in his Baja. Should have a video of that somewhere. Having to replace the transaxle is better than collecting dust sitting next to the notchback in the garage.
