tranny grinds

[SHO5]

well i just bought a new SHO and the guy i bought it from said that he replaced the clutch and had a rebuilt tranny. But the clutch seems like it doesnt go in all the way to disengage. So whenever you put it in reverse the tranny grinds every time. What is wrong? i don't want to wreck anything.

 

[Freak SHO]

This is a semi-typical SHO problem...

Try to shift into reverse with the engine off, if it's still hard, you might have tranny problems. If it goes in easy, your clutch might have been installed wrong. The SHO has a self-adjusting clutch quadrant, IIRC, that may not be functioning properly, thus not allowing your clutch to fully engage, but you would most likely experience grinding in other gears as well. To "help" the clutch adjust, pull up on the pedal with your hand using 10-15 lbs of force, if you hear it click, you've found your problem. Or at least part of it.

There are people here who can explain the cause of your syptoms better than myself, but my 89 will grind every time into reverse due to brass blocking rings that get worn out prematurely. To avoid this try shifting into 5th before reverse. I have to do this each and every time or wait 5 seconds with the clutch in and even then sometimes it will grind a little.

Hope this helps you out...

~Ben

 

[NotSoSlowSHO]

No, grind into reverse is a VERY common thing. Actually it is more like a fact of life.

StangGT
[QB]
There are people here who can explain the cause of your syptoms better than myself, but my 89 will grind every time into reverse due to brass blocking rings that get worn out prematurely. To avoid this try shifting into 5th before reverse. I have to do this each and every time or wait 5 seconds with the clutch in and even then sometimes it will grind a little.
QB]

Grind into reverse has nothing to do with blocking rings.

The reason is simple. Reverse HAS NO SYNCROS. So you must shift into a forward gear prior to engaging reverse to avoid grinding. Personally, I use 4th, then reverse.

 

[SHO5]

THis is my 4th manual transmission SHO a 90 2 black 92's (still have one) and this one. NOne of them do this. I mean I usually (in my 92) go into first then into reverse to stop the sychros then into reverse. With this one You put the clutch in all the way and it'll grind no matter what.

Also once I engage the clutch while i am driving it engages right away. Unlike my other SHO's. It just feels like it dont go in all the way

 

[SHO5]

I just went outside and pulled up on the clutch. It clicked, now what?

 

[SHO--ripper]

Does it still grind? if not it was out of adjustment.

 

[SHO5]

well I pulled the clutch up and didnt help much. Am I suppose to do it in any special gear. Is the car suppose to be on. In order for me to reverse it, i have to turn the car off, put it into reverse and then go. I can get out of reverse with car on but not in.

 

[NotSoSlowSHO]

SHO5:
well I pulled the clutch up and didnt help much. Am I suppose to do it in any special gear. Is the car suppose to be on.

I have always used 1st gear, engine OFF.

SHO5:
In order for me to reverse it, i have to turn the car off, put it into reverse and then go. I can get out of reverse with car on but not in.

Your clutch isn not dissengaging all the way (but you already knew that huh! wink )

Either your clutch was not installed correctly, or your clutch adjusting mechanism is not working.

 

[SHO5]

IS that fixable? how much would it be and where should i go?

 

[munkee]

I had a similar problem with my 90 recently. Pulling up on the pedal allows the self adjusting mechanism to get a new bite on the cable to take out the slack as the clutch gets worn. The self adjuster on mine is broken somehow so I had to crawl under there and push up on the pedal by hand. You don't have to push very hard, you will see a switch there so just push until you bottom the switch out or maybe just a little harder. Then you have to push up on the back of the blue piece (you will see what I mean when you get under there) until it is tight and then let go of the pedal. If you pushed the blue piece the right way it should solve your problems, if not try again. Mine was very hard to shift in any gear and it was almost impossible to shift into reverse without grinding even when hitting second first.(You can't go from fifth to reverse. There is a reverse lockout so you don't hit it accidentally going down the highway. Since this is your 4th manual tranny, you didn't probably need me to explain that doh ) Also, once I got it into reverse I would try to take it out and put it back in again, and it would grind every time. That is what finally convinced me that it was probably something wrong with the cable. Do you have any play at the top of the pedal?

<small>[ June 06, 2003, 11:20 PM: Message edited by: munkee ]</small>

 

[dkal]

My 95 MTX grinds most of the time when I attempt to shift into reverse gear.
I've always been able to avoid this by shifting into 1st and moving forward alitte and then shifting into reverse.
Its always worked for me.

 

[SHO5]

i know what you mean by saying shift into another gear first but it doesnt matter if i do that or not. It doesnt just grind, It REALLY GRINDS.

 

[SHO5]

ONe more thing i called up the mechanic that fixed the tranny. The tranny was rebuilt, new clutch and new throwout bearing.

 

[autobahnsho]

Mine started grinding pretty bad, too-

Then one day it was easier to go back than forward for about 150 yds- no traffic, so I gave her a little gas...

The tranny whined quite a bit but since it's little "reverse-gear-workout" it goes in easier.

Anyone know any sort of rational explanation?? Or am I just that much more wacko than I though?

 

[SHO5]

I did a search and i think it is the pressure plate. Since the Clutch was replaced and the to bearing was replaced, i am not planning on getting a clutch kit. Also with a new tranny it couldn't have been that. Does anyone know where i could just buy a pressure plate.