reverse gear grinding can anyone help?
#1
reverse gear grinding can anyone help?
I have a 2003 WRX , i just got it about 2 weeks ago and have had no problems ,,, now the past few days everytime i try to put it in reverse it grinds ,,, its really annoying , am i doing something wrong , can anyone help me out , is this a common problem , am i doing something wrong , i fully depress the clutch and still it grinds ????
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Car Info: 1984 Subaru GL Wagon/1999 Subaru Impreza L Wagon
I have a '99 L S/W and it does the same thing.. not sure if this is normal with this tranny, but I just thought I'd throw in a similar experience..
#4
When you stop you car, press the clutch in and wait a few seconds, if doesn't go in don't force but put into neutral and try again, and god forbid you're still moving forward when putting it in reverse.
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#5
i have had the same prob and still do but i changed the gear oil and it also helped a little in that department too. i used the 2 q 80w90 and 1q Gm syncromesh and i noticed a little less grinding and i was able to put it into reverse with a bit more ease. at first i took my car to the suby dealer and they looked at it and said every thing was as it should be. so im thinking its just how the trany is . good luck
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Ahh.. that would explain it then. I was wondering if a synchro had actually gone bad, but I guess not. I found that for some reason if I run through 1st-2nd then try to go into reverse it usually doesn't complain.
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Almost all manual trannies do this from time to time. When you are engaging reverse, don't force it. If it won't go in, put it in neutral, clutch out, clutch in and try hitting 2nd or 4th before attempting reverse again. If it still won't go in, roll the car forward an inch or two in first and then try reverse again.
Honestly, I never give a second thought to a grind going into reverse...
Honestly, I never give a second thought to a grind going into reverse...
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Car Info: '02 WRX + '15 WRX
I have the same problem, but it's not the reverse gear. My problem is that it grinds quite often in 1st gear. The car can be idle and the clutch fully depressed and it will still grind.
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Originally Posted by Brfatal
I have the same problem, but it's not the reverse gear. My problem is that it grinds quite often in 1st gear. The car can be idle and the clutch fully depressed and it will still grind.
-Chris
#13
Originally Posted by XenoWolf
Ahh.. that would explain it then. I was wondering if a synchro had actually gone bad, but I guess not. I found that for some reason if I run through 1st-2nd then try to go into reverse it usually doesn't complain.
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I've never heard or read that our 5 speeds have pumps to distribute the fluid. The STi's 6 speed does. Do you have a reference?
Brfatal: what was "faulty" about the clutch work? I am very curious because mine started grinding into first from a stand still a few thousand miles after the first clutch was replaced under warranty for the "shudder". It has been postulated on NASIOC that air in the hydraulic clutch system is the culprit...I would love to get this problem solved before I wear out first gear to the point of it breaking.
edit: Meilers, please don't take offense to my post, you could be right. I am sincerely curious.
Brfatal: what was "faulty" about the clutch work? I am very curious because mine started grinding into first from a stand still a few thousand miles after the first clutch was replaced under warranty for the "shudder". It has been postulated on NASIOC that air in the hydraulic clutch system is the culprit...I would love to get this problem solved before I wear out first gear to the point of it breaking.
edit: Meilers, please don't take offense to my post, you could be right. I am sincerely curious.
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Unfortunately I'm not under warranty anymore. I would have taken it while I was still covered, but I was told by my mother that she would buy me an extended warranty as a gift. I just found out last week when I hat to take my car to the shop that she never got it.