:shock: my reverse gear grinds once in a while when i put it in reverse... 5 speed manual xb... anyone else car do that? somtime wnen i turn on engine and put in reverse it grinds, and somtimes when the engine is warm it grinds too.. plz let me kno a.s.a.p .. any suggestions? and yes, clutch is pushed in completely! :shock:

Try letting the clutch out a tiny bit and letting the shifter fall into reverse and then push clutch in and then back up. The trans is trying to spin the outputs in the opposite direction and sometimes it needs to be just slightly turning. Its my experience that this is normal with all the sticks that I've ever driven. Hope this helps it just takes a little feel and touch. See Ya, Louie 8)

shift to 1st gear first before shifting to reverse

Make sure the car is not in any forward motion before shifting into reverse...

And one other thing I noticed, when shifting into reverse at a complete stop, take the shifter to the far right, in between 5th and R, and then pull it into Reverse, don't ease it back into reverse. I noticed it grinds during these few occasions...

Don't worry....lol...you drive in the forward gears 99% of the time anyway, right?

l8r...

hope this helps..

-Tylor

shift to 1st gear first before shifting to reverse

that is what i do and it usually makes it go into reverse a little easier....

btw batute, Nice xA!! 8)

do you start your car in neutral? What you might want to do is just wait a few seconds before you put into reverse and that should help it a bit too.

this happens to mee too on a cold start. usually i let the car warm up a about 1-2 min, then put it in first gear then reverse. usually that works.

okie dokies.. thanks buddies =) :D

am having problems with reverse and i have noticed 3rd gear is beening a BiCth... sumtimes like it doesnt want to go into 3 ... i dunno what i should do ..