[Accelerazn]

hi everyone..
im gettin grinding sometimes when i put it in reverse... wut could be the cause of this? and yes i do push the clutch in all the way... but still it grinds.. thanks

 

[pushVTEC]

the gears aren't synchronized, put it into 1st first, then put it in reverse. that will elimnate that nice grinding noise.

 

[Accelerazn]

nice

thanks for da help

 

[BlackDeuceCoupe]

the gears aren't synchronized, put it into 1st first, then put it in reverse. that will elimnate that nice grinding noise.

Correct! Reverse is the ONLY sliding gear in a Honda tranny. All the rest are syncro'ed and DO NOT slide. Only the 'dogs' slide.

Anyway, either the master cylinder [clutch] or the slave [clutch] in your car is going bad and your clutch isn't fully disengaging when you push the pedal in. That's the problem, and it will only get worse. Better replace one or the other, or both, IMO...

 

[psyke]

i dont think it has anything to do with the clutch going bad, I dont know much about it but i know a guy that works for honda and he says they all just do it, even the new ones.

 

[Accelerazn]

really? well the car i have only has 50k miles on it... and i dont drive it hard or anything.... i baby it

 

[2NR]

My 1999 Honda Civic DX Hatchback use to do the same thing occassionally untill I figured out what I was doing wrong. You can try making sure you have it all the way in reverse as sometimes even though you think you have it in reverse, the gear isn't yet actually all the way in reverse, or you can put it into first, then into reverse, and you'll notice no grinding anymore.

 

[151 Proof]

Mine does the same thing at times, I just put it into 1st and then go to reverse when it doesn't engage all the way. Usually it only happens if the car isn't warmed up.

 

[pushVTEC]

i found the only time i have problems is when it's cold, but even then the amount of times that happens is like slim to none.