when i first start my car, it is sometimes a little difficult shifting into reverse. it's not a smooth shift and i hear a sound that is like gears grinding. is this normal as my car is not warmed up? i kno it is not because my clutch is no pushed down far enough. i floor that stupid thing. anyone have any ideas?

try it one time, and then try it wthout holding the brake in. i know it's weird but i felt a difference like 5 times already

It might have some thing to do with the fact that reverse doesnt use a syncro like 1st-5th its gear to gear and sometimes they dont line up causing a grind.

Ok there are syncros in reverse. The only difference is that there is an idler gear that u also move with the syncro when u shift . The reverse gear and idler is a Spur gear (llllll) instead of a helical gear like ur speed gears (/////) which is a little more difficult to shift to and 70% more noisy. Try holding the reverse gear in place when you let go of the clutch slowly, you should feel it slide in smoothly.

This may sound crazy, but are you rolling when you go into reverse? Also, my clutch must be pressed ALL the way before it'll go in smoothly.

what i do, is....when i'm putting it into gear, release the clutch a lil and give it a lil gas, and it'll slide right in. :wink:

Ok there are syncros in reverse. The only difference is that there is an idler gear that u also move with the syncro when u shift . The reverse gear and idler is a Spur gear (llllll) instead of a helical gear like ur speed gears (/////) which is a little more difficult to shift to and 70% more noisy. Try holding the reverse gear in place when you let go of the clutch slowly, you should feel it slide in smoothly.

Thanks...thats what I was getting at....but I couldnt quite word it right.

Just tryin to share some knowledge! :D

Ill run to 1st then 2nd then into reverse. Sometimes 1st 2nd 1st again then reverse. Works fine for me.

what i do is nudge it slightly into 1st then go into reverse and it usually goes into reverse smoothly....

just push the clutch in twice b4 you put it in reverse. Always works!!!

yeahh.. i push my clutch down like twice, and most of the time im set n ready to go..

i've found this to be a fix for my "problem." push clutch in, open the throttle a little, and shift into reverse gear while rpm is above idle.

thanks, guys. i wouldn't have found this solution without the tips from your replies.

I just push in the button and move it from P to R. Never had any grinding or stiffness... :twisted: