all of the gears on m 2.8 are working fine except the Reverse one
what happens is, when i put it in reverse there is a metal grinding sound but eventually it enters, wats happening there
BTW its an 88 mpfi 2.8 W/t manual. trans.

thnx in advance
AK

 

normal mine does it to its the syncros just put the shifter in first , second then put it in reverse it works for me all the time

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Yeah, Its normal mine does it to. What I do is put it into 5th than reverse while having the clutch engaged.

 

thanks allot i will try that
amother question though, yeasterday when i was at a stop light and put it into first it started moving and then bang it jumped right out,
now im not sure if i put it in all the way (driving stick for only 2 month), or either my transmission is toast , it never popped out before.
if its a transmission problem, is it fixable?
thnx again
AK

 

Yep that is pretty normal, just the syncromesh for reverse has worn out... nothing to worry about, its when you get grinding in the forward mothing you have to worry.

Dads old S-15 use to grind like crazy to get it in reverse, but if you just do what the other guys say, putin 1st then 2nd, then go to reverse it will still work fine. No worrys your tranny is still with you.

 

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That M-20 4-speed tranny also grinded, going into reverse. ALL GM do this.
Way to do this trick is, push in clutch, pull shifter into second, up, then left to reverse. You will not grind gears, as you have spun synchros within the tranny, by doing that action.
If you "inch ahead" pushing in clutch and in first at a light, you are having some clutch problems.
Need to have clutch adjusted or checked out, as it may be worn down, in need of replacing the clutch.

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my cluch works fine, i've replaced everything there myself when i rebuilt my engine
the whole cluch asambly pressure plate, and had my flywheel grinded.
so the cluch is fine
im worrid how many miles do i have left before i have to replace the tranny

BTW thanks allot for the help the reverse thing works with shifting into 5th (1st ,2nd too far away)
thanks allot