What up all. Weird noises from my celica. Everytime I try to put this badboy in reverse today, the damn clutch just made that awful grinding noise. As if something was spinning and I was trying to stop it by putting a pole in the middle. But seriously, I put my car in reverse and for one, it was hard, I actually had to push it in harder than I should and do it quick. It doesn't do it for first-fifth, so what's going on? ANy takers? Also, it's getting a little harder to put my car in first gear and second gear and actually, any gear. This could just be my imagination, but it just seems that way. Anyone have this problem or know what's going on?

i know when your rolling forward just a little bit in mine it will grind but it doesn't have a problem really going in

but i don't know on your problem

It seems to me that you're having the same problem i'm having. Your syncros might be !@#$%^. I know mine is.

-sphinx_race911+Mar 11, 2004 - 4:48 PM

sometimes, especially when its cold, its hard for my reverse to engage, and yea, if I'm moving at all and I put it in reverse, it grinds

hmmmm my reverse does that sometimes aswell, and sometimes it doesnt go in all the way unless i let the clutch reach about half way. Also i grind 3rd occasionally even though i have the clutch all the way depressed. How do i replace syncros if thats the problem and about how much are they? thx PEACE

just lift the clutch up and try again

it could be the synchros like they sare saying, but if im not completely stopped when i try and put my car in reverse it grinds. so try it at a complete stop, and if its hard to get it, then put it into 3rd and then over into reverse. there is a shift lock from 5th to reverse so if ur cruisin at like 80 mph u dont bump it into reverse >>

There are no synchros in reverse. You have to be stopped to get into reverse without a speed mismatch in the tranny (grinding).

-SpedToe169+Mar 12, 2004 - 2:14 PM

Is your car warmed up when this happens? In my car, if the car is idling at 1,200 RPM or so when the car is warming up, I grind more often going into reverse.

you need a new clutch. the springs on your clutch are all messed up.

-lagos+Mar 15, 2004 - 4:01 AM