Happens to mine, and I think all manual trannies with a bit of wear. It
helps if you just pull the shifter into second or whatever, part way, to
stop the idler gears, I think.
Ron '78 1500
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry L. Thompson <tlt@digex.net>
To: spitfires@autox.team.net <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, December 23, 1999 3:27 PM
Subject: Clutch question
>
>When shifting into reverse, I occasionally get a "grinding" or a feel of
>gear misaligning (like trying to go into 4th when you're sitting still).
>It's like something is not meshing.
>
>It's only occassionally. Sometimes it goes right into reverse with no
>problem, other times it makes a sound like it started to object to going
>into reverse, but then it goes in. Only rarely (one out of five times?) it
>gets that grinding sound/feel.
>
>Letting the car drift a bit, or puting the car into first gear seems to
>allow me to put the car into reverse, alleviating the "grind" that occured
>moments before.
>
>This has been typical since the first time I drove the car, and I replaced
>my clutch disk and pressure plate about 2 years ago (I don't remember if I
>changed the throw-out bearing. But I think it was fine.) It doesn't happen
>in any of the forward gears (unless you don't push the clutch pedal in far
>enough).
>
>Advertisements for the late model spit say "Synchromesh on all FORWARD
>gears". Is this grinding when going into reverse gear because it's not
>syncroed? Does this happen in everyones' syncroed spit? Or is this a sign
>that my throw-out bearing/clutch plate is in need of replacing? Bent/broken
>syncro?
>
>Terry L. Thompson
>'76 Spit 1500 (running about 6 months without any major repairs. It's
>making me nervous.)
>Maryland
>
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