Reverse Grind

asecretfile

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91 LX when shifting into reverse, clutch pedal to the floor...at a dead stop it grinds...if I shift out and back into reverse no grind at all. None of the other gears do it except reverse.

Time for a rebuild?

Thanks :SNSign:

 

asecretfile

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Forgot to ask could my clutch need adjustment and just not be disengaging all the way?

Thanks

 

HISSIN50

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It's normal. Most folks will hit a forward (synchronized) gear to slow the cluster down before going into R.

 

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Mine does that too, sometimes. Mostly when the oil level goes down a bit (leaking oil seal)...

 

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86bluecobra

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Actually if any of you still have your owners manual i believe in it it tells you to do that before you shift into reverse. Stop shift to first then shift to reverse. Since reverse doesn't have a syncro it is more prone to grinding.

 

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this use to happen all the time to me. i just shift into 5th then reverse, problem solved.

 

4G-KDMP

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86bluecobra said:

Actually if any of you still have your owners manual i believe in it it tells you to do that before you shift into reverse. Stop shift to first then shift to reverse. Since reverse doesn't have a syncro it is more prone to grinding.

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SVT32VDOHC

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Every Mustang I have had which has been 11, 8 being sticks.....every single one grinded in reverse sometimes!!!!

 

85_SS_302_Coupe

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I always go into 4th before i hit reverse....never grinds after that.

 

795.0pacecar

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I built a new 89- early 93 spec trans, and I hated the grinding so much, I went back to the later 93+ spec trans because it has a synchronized reverse.

 

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BAHRAINI_STANG

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85_SS_302_Coupe said:

I always go into 4th before i hit reverse....never grinds after that.

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that what i do

 

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ARTTII

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All depends on where you have your clutch (cable) adjusted also... I found a happy medium by taking a bit more slack out of the cable, with the clutch grabbing somewhat higher on the pedal (but I never race, if you do this option definitly isn't for you!)

 

mustangkid05

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idk

 

HISSIN50

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ARTTII said:

All depends on where you have your clutch (cable) adjusted also... I found a happy medium by taking a bit more slack out of the cable, with the clutch grabbing somewhat higher on the pedal (but I never race, if you do this option definitly isn't for you!)

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I'll disagree here. It comes down to the cut of the reverse gear IMHO (if one doesnt have a blocker on reverse like Pacecar noted).

 

Roland69

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I always wondered why mine would grind if I didn't hit a foward gear first.....

 

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Both fox's ive owned have done this, I picked 3rd to use before reverse, otherwise my car shifts fine.