anyone know what my problem could be? only the reverse gear is constantly grinding on my 6 speed. the sounds it makes when i put it into reverse is upsetting. give me some insight guys!

 

when i put my car in reverse it was grinding... took it to dealership they told me "it is normal is is not they synchro because the reverse gear does not have a synchro" then i ha TRE rebuild my trans and it was the synchro. lol screw dealerships

 

do you put your car in a forward gear like second before going into reverse? if not, try that and see what happens. no need to let the clutch out, just shift to second when the car is still and then try reverse.

 

Alby, in case you didn't know the above method stops the input shaft from spinning due to the inertia in the shaft/clutch even after you pull it out of gear. Think of it as trying to put it in gear with the clutch disengaged.

The reason it grinds is as someone posted above, we don't have synchros on our reverse gear. So either take your time going into reverse after you disengage the clutch or pop it in a forward gear so that the synchro can stop the shaft's inertia for you.

ORR.....your clutch is dragging and it's just ever so slightly. SO every synchro'd gear it's non apparent but you overwork the synchro's this way. It's only apparent in reverse because hence no synchro.

 

huh?? pretty sure there is a synchro in reverse! I build transmissions for a living, and have done tons of evo trannys, and YES there is a synchro for reverse, I've replaced them

 

I've got to be lettting out the clutch a little to get into reverse. The car has been this way since new. My DSM was the same way. My WRX is the same. It seems the makers aren't interested in producing a transmission that shifts cleanly into reverse.

 

I did not think there was a synchro in reverse. Its not a fast enough gear to need a synchro

 

i'll post up a picture of the gear set to show all of you that there is a synchro for reverse. There's a synchro for every gear in this transmission

 

Alright, thatd be great. I would like to see. Im not saying your wrong by any means. I am just curious to see.

Is that the same case with the five speed?

Thanks

 

heres the gear set as a hole.... (5speed)

 

and heres me pointing a pen at the synchro for reverse

 

Cool. So is that the same on the five speed?

 

this is the gear set from a 5 speed, but the six is just about the same...

 

thats a 5 speed trans he is showing you, so yes.

 

Ok cool. Thanks for the info. My car has a problem goin into reverse as well. I normally have to put it in first an creep up a little then pull it back into reverse. Its kind of a pain.