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Grinding into reverse with a NEW clutch 700

posted by  Choices on  Sun Apr 10 06:40 CST 2005
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As stated below (and you suspected) my uninformed guess is that the clutch needs to be adjusted. I think that's SOP for a new clutch - a "short" wearing in period followed by adjustment. Do you have the same trouble shifting into 1st? If not, you probably can avoid grinding into reverse by briefly shifting into 1st (to at least slow the gears) and then reverse. (I don't think there are synchros for reverse, but I'm not sure.)
Regarding clutch into OD - I have been told that the best thing do do is to back off the gas a bit rather than using the clutch. You don't wear the clutch disk or throw out bearing, but you relieve the pressure on the grears on the planetary system in the OD. The revs will drop when in OD, so why not get the engine heading in that direction anyway?
By the way, nice car! They're rare, and yours looks to be in great shape.

Jim Weiss
83 245T/M46, 90 744T/M46, 90 760T, 93 945T, want more . . .






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New Grinding into reverse with a NEW clutch [700]
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