my friend came up to me today and asked if i new what was wrong with car. so i went out there and took it for a spin. its a 98 civic ex. she said when you put it in reverse and first it grinds. but the thing is it doesnt always do it. so im just wondering if anyone has any suggestions.

thanks
justin

 

yeah when i put mine in reverse it grinds sometimes,i think the clutch pedal is getting stuck sometimes

 

lol its a honda almost everyone does that. ummm try this...... b4 u go into reverse put it in first gear then put it in revers.... problem solved

 

Yea...thats exactly what i do. but mine grinds going into second, but only when i get on it. Does anyone know what that is?

sorry to invade your thread justin

 

Reverse gears in almost all Honda's ARENT syncronized. Do as said above and put it in first before going into reverse!

 

i would like to know also, 3rd gear tho. tried syncromesh. no fix.

 

bad idea

first of all the first gear synchros are used more often than the others so why would you wanna put more use on them? when you want to go in reverse just push the clutch in and wait a second then put it in reverse. this way you dont pointlessly use the synchros and besides you never have to get into reverse in a hurry.

 

go 5th then reverse....works everytime, my tranny never grinds going into reverse though, and it doesnt have a synchro...go figure

 

get a new tranny and problem fixed**

 

yeah pump the clutch once or twice and it'll go in reverse with no grind