Scott:-
I find that putting the trans in 2nd just before trying to put it in 1st
seems to help. I have had a similar experience with a warmed up car in
that it will be sometimes difficult to get it into first, although there
is no grinding.
David Littlefield
Houston, TX
On Fri, 1 Aug 1997 22:21:31 -0400 (EDT) Trmgafun@aol.com writes:
>Greetings,
>
>Since getting my MGA on the road this past Spring, I've had a problem
>here
>and there with my first gear grinding (seems to be getting worse).
>I'll pull
>up to a stop light and wait until I notice the light in the other
>direction
>turn yellow, then I'll press in the clutch and wait a few seconds
>before
>putting the car into first gear. Sometimes it will go right in with
>no
>problem, but every once in a while, it will grind. I've noticed that
>it gets
>worse, the more things are warmed up. Sometimes pulling the clutch
>out and
>then back in seems to help.
>
>I don't believe it's the hydraulics because everything is new. The
>engine is
>fresh and I believe the clutch is new too. I've never talked to the
>PO but
>since the tranny had been recoupled with the engine since the rebuild,
>I
>figured everything is fresh.
>
>Maybe the clutch is misaligned? Any ideas?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Scott Helms
>http://members.aol.com/trmgafun/index.html
>
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