How's your clutch adjustment? It sounds like the clutch isn't fully
disengaging. Reverse will grind before the forward gears because there is no
synchro on reverse. Make sure there is a small amount of play at the clutch
arm when the spring is detached (Item #36, 37 in the following diagram).
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Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
www.gordon-glasgow.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Eddie Sawyer
> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 9:35 AM
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Grinding Reverse
>
>
> Hi Guys,
> Welcome back all of you who made it down to shasta this year. I'll be
> there next year for sure. I'm sure i'll be bugging everyone who went to
> the carb tuning class real soon. :-)
>
> My 68' 1600 is having a little gear grinding problem. When it's cold, I
> can shift into reverse perfectly. When it's hot though it catches and
> grinds like crazy. The weird thing is it seems to get worse the hotter
> the car is. The forward gears all seem to shift fine no matter what.
>
> I thank you all.
>
> Have a great day,
> Ed
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