1981 Corvette
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All manual transmissions do that. There are no synchro's for reverse. Next time you go to put it in reverse push the clutch in and wait 15 seconds before you go to reverse with the clutch held in. You should have no grinding, this time gives the gears in the trans time to stop.
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I had this issue till I replaced my clutch. Now I can shift into reverse with no issue and no noise.
See if you can adjust the clutch linkage. If your at the end of your adjustment, time for a new clutch.
See if you can adjust the clutch linkage. If your at the end of your adjustment, time for a new clutch.
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Before shifting into reverse, when you're stopped, push the shifter into first gear and then shift into reverse.
I do this out of habit on every stick shift I drive, might not matter on new cars but I do it anyway. Has something to do with the reverse gear not having synchros or something magical like that. If that's your only problem with your Vette you're lucky
I do this out of habit on every stick shift I drive, might not matter on new cars but I do it anyway. Has something to do with the reverse gear not having synchros or something magical like that. If that's your only problem with your Vette you're lucky
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Before shifting into reverse, when you're stopped, push the shifter into first gear and then shift into reverse.
I do this out of habit on every stick shift I drive, might not matter on new cars but I do it anyway. Has something to do with the reverse gear not having synchros or something magical like that. If that's your only problem with your Vette you're lucky
I do this out of habit on every stick shift I drive, might not matter on new cars but I do it anyway. Has something to do with the reverse gear not having synchros or something magical like that. If that's your only problem with your Vette you're lucky
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Mine's a 73 but I had the problem on an 81 Trans Am til someone told me to shift into first, and I've done it on every stick shift ever since out of habit.
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I was saying it has "something" to do with synchros but I'm not knowledgeable enough to tell you exactly what. I guess it's something that helps mesh the input shaft speed with the output shaft and lots of transmissions don't have them on the reverse gear. First gear is a close enough ratio to reverse, so when you shift into first it'll synch up in reverse, in total layman's terms, maybe someone else can explain it better.
Mine's a 73 but I had the problem on an 81 Trans Am til someone told me to shift into first, and I've done it on every stick shift ever since out of habit.
Mine's a 73 but I had the problem on an 81 Trans Am til someone told me to shift into first, and I've done it on every stick shift ever since out of habit.
