CobraStangGT16

When I first bought my car about 8 months ago, every once in a while when shifting into reverse, it would grind a little, but now I noticed it grinds EVERY TIME I shift into reverse. The only way it wont grind is if the engine and tranny never made contact since I start the car, for instance, never engaging the clutch before backing the car outta the driveway. Or if I hold the clutch down for like 10 seconds or so to allow the input shaft to slow down or even stop before putting it in reverse, in which I look retarded waiting in the middle of the parking lot for the damn input shaft to slow down.

If I were to just drop it in reverse normally, I would have to push down hard on it to manually slow down the shaft and let it slide into gear, which obviously sounds like "KCHREAAAAAKHREAKKKKKKLCKCK!!!"and you got the whole world thinkin you either don't know how to drive a manual, or your car is fuked up. LOL.

So is there ANYTHING besided waiting, that I can do to stop this, or even reduce it? Does reverse even have synchros? I heard that it doesn't and if thats the case, I might need a tranny rebuild sooner or later!

8banger

Try going from fourth gear (first) to reverse....

jmac72187

I always just put it into first quickly before reverse. It just became a habit and I don't even think about it anymore.

01stalliongt

mine does the same thing so i am interested in the advice if anyone has any

stealthmusclecars

ya i have the same problem, its the reverse synchros, just press the clutch twice and put it in first before reverse... it suckss

99shadowGT

same problem here...just put it into first before reverse, like everyone is saying it will just become habit and you won't even realize yourself doing it after a few weeks

red96gtconvtbl

This is exactly what I do and it seems to work a lot better than just putting it straight into reverse. I also touch 2nd before shifting into 1st a lot of the time. Seems to make 1st slide in a lot smoother.

Jexey

double clutch...

clutch and put it into neutral
let off the clutch
and push it back in to put it into reverse.

that should work

stanggt99

That must be a problem with a lot of stangs, at least our years with the t-45.
I just put it in 4th and them shift to reverse. Al with the cluch in.
I know what you mean when you grind a gear, you feel like a dumb a$$.[&:]

sprocket16612

Every manual ford i have ever driven or seen,
had a problem with revearse gear my cobra has to
be the worst ever these trani just are not made to back up i guess