problem with new car!!!! 6 days old!!

[vectramad]

sometimes when putting in reverse it grinds into gear!!!, is this normal for a new car

today i was parked up foot to the floor on the clucth,put into reverse say about 3-4 times and all i can hear is ****** grinding, eventually it got in gear nice and smooth.

the car has only done jusr over 200 miles

thanks

[Big Sig]

Try putting it into first before reverse, or letting the clutch up before selecting reverse. Not sure if reverse on yours has a syncro or not.

[vectramad]

Try putting it into first before reverse, or letting the clutch up before selecting reverse. Not sure if reverse on yours has a syncro or not.

why first then then reverse

[Big Sig]

Because of the way reverse is selected within the gearbox. Just thought it may help.

[vectramad]

it sometimes grinds into 1st gear,but ive not heard it grind for awhile in this gear just reverse at the mo

[Big Sig]

I would take it back, I don't remember any other threads like yours. Just try all the possibilites first as they are bound to suggest them too.

[GazVXLINE170]

If you are trying to select reverse when still moving it does this. Reverse is not synchro like the other gears it is an idle gear which sits between the intput and output gears when reverse is selected, when you come out of reverse this gear moves out from between the two gears (input and output). If the car is moving the input and output ones will be and if you are selecting reverse gear when these two are spinning (ie the car is rolling) it will crunch as this idel gear is being forced between these moving gears. This is sometimes why reverse does not always engage easy, the teeeth on the input, output and idle gears are missalined - thats why you are told to drive forward then try reverse again

Gazza4

[vectramad]

I would take it back, I don't remember any other threads like yours. Just try all the possibilites first as they are bound to suggest them too.

cheers m8
things like this really **** me off

[vectramad]

If you are trying to select reverse when still moving it does this. Reverse is not synchro like the other gears it is an idle gear which sits between the intput and output gears when reverse is selected, when you come out of reverse this gear moves out from between the two gears (input and output). If the car is moving the input and output ones will be and if you are selecting reverse gear when these two are spinning (ie the car is rolling) it will crunch as this idel gear is being forced between these moving gears. This is sometimes why reverse does not always engage easy, the teeeth on the input, output and idle gears are missalined - thats why you are told to drive forward then try reverse again

Gazza4

drive forward then reverse again!! but thats not what i should be doing

this happens when im idlie

[GazVXLINE170]

drive forward then reverse again!! but thats not what i should be doing

this happens when im idlie

Perfect normal to me pal i wouldn't worry about it. Gearboxes and clutches have never been Vx strongest car part but they are decent enough - there's nothin wrong with yer motor. Mines does the same when its wants.

If you really want to know what transmission worry is then how about a rattling sound when the clutch is at biting point andwhen the car is revved with clutch engaged and in neutral, the rattling returns when i take my foot off of the accelerator! if i'm lucky a clutch bearing (£700) if fate really has a grudge its my flywheel £1500 exclusive off labour which is 6hrs worth as the sub frame has to be dropped

Gazza4