Loud whine from thr rear of the car?..

Check the fluid level in the transmission, these things will whine when it drops to low.

It's not your wife, is it? (sorry!!!)

Speaking from the experience of last month, a half shaft will tend to clunk as it wears, not whine. You should be able to check your halfshafts fairly easily to see if you have play. I can send you a video of what you DON'T want in your halfshafts if it will help ;-)

I'd check the oil, as mentioned. It won't hurt anything, and may help.

...lol.. The wife has more of a growl especially around check book balancing time..lol.. The car has had the fluid changed recently and still does it. I guess I will live with it for now... Until it breaks, then clutch, pressure plate, etc..

Does the whine increase with engine RPM, or with road speed?

.. it's pretty bad in 3rd and 4th gear at low rpm... it quiets down in 5th...

Hmmm, that's not what I expected you to say. 3rd and 4th gears are on different synchronizers, so I'd rule out a synchro needle bearing as the culprit. How about putting the car up on jack stands, running it in several gears, and listen at various spots with a stethescope? Try the output flanges on the trans, and also each rear wheel bearing. Maybe that will help narrow it down. Or what I usually tell my friends - bring it to the phone and I'll look at it . -Steve

Thats a great idea to narrow it down, thanks Steve...

I was thinking about disconnecting the half shafts from the ZF... then run the trans through the gears. If it wines, you know it's not in the wheel assemblies. If it dosent' whine... you know it is.

Yeah, I'm gonna' get my half shaft's rebuilt soon anyway so I can check it then... good idea!...