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Elijah.kemp@gmail.com - 19 May 2007 20:54 GMT

The reverse gear in my mustang has been acting up lately. It has
Richmond gears about a year old and the transmission was rebuilt about
a year ago also. Sometimes when I try to put the shifter in reverse it
wont let me until a couple tries later, or it will make a grinding
noise. It only happens sometimes, so what do you think could be wrong.

Elijah

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Big Al - 20 May 2007 21:56 GMT

> The reverse gear in my mustang has been acting up lately. It has
> Richmond gears about a year old and the transmission was rebuilt about
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> Elijah

The clutch is dragging. Not fully releasing.

Al

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Michael Johnson - 20 May 2007 22:05 GMT

> The reverse gear in my mustang has been acting up lately. It has
> Richmond gears about a year old and the transmission was rebuilt about
> a year ago also. Sometimes when I try to put the shifter in reverse it
> wont let me until a couple tries later, or it will make a grinding
> noise. It only happens sometimes, so what do you think could be wrong.

There is a little trick you can use on a T-5 tranny to shift into
reverse without grinding gears. Before shifting into reverse, and after
you have come to a complete stop, shift into first gear and then without
releasing the clutch shift it into reverse. This stops the syncros from
spinning.

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