89lxstang

question about grinding? when a gear grinds what exactly takes place? in my 89mustangit tends to grind everytime i go into reverse, well not everytime but often. It sounds horrible and i need to get it to stop. Is there something im doing wrong? if u put it in second then first it helps sometimes but not always... HELP

primetime5.0

i just do first to reverse it always works for me

Glengemen

Thats really common, just put it in a forward gear and then reverse. Reverse isn't syncroed, so if thegears are not stopped it will grind. I dont know if a t5 is a constant mesh or a sliding gear trans, but ether wat it is caused by a gear or a dog not fully engaging.

BLKSTANG9879

I have never seen a mustang no matter what year it is. That doesn't grid when it goes into reverse sometimes.

vfast

their is no synos in reverse

BLKSTANG9879

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I never knew that. I guess thats the reason then. <IMG src=smileys/smiley1.gif border="0"></P>

vfast

yep..

hotrodman

first to rev works for me to

bmorrisj

or like the cars manual says "come to a complete stop for 3 seconds"....<img border="0" src=smileys/smiley23.gif border="0">

Cappi

Im so glad I read this posting. I have slight grinding when going into reverse too &amp; I was nervous about it. The rest of the shifting is smooth,...</P>


I really am loving this site,..</P>


Thanks to everyone!!</P>