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Posted by 94gt (Member # 3060) on :
 
I just want as much info for when I take the mach1 into ford to have them look at it...

the guy at ford of fairfield said that it could have been caused by me if i was riding the clutch?
that dosent make any sense to me? especially since its intermittant. I dont have an aftermarket shifter installed either.

any help would be greatly appreciated
 

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Posted by blind (Member # 3052) on :
 
if its the same as a T5 you're basically supposed to shift it into 5th before reverse so that it doesn't grind, or so I've been told.
 

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Posted by Sean90GT (Member # 33) on :
 
Reverse is not a synchronized gear. It will grind sometimes at a stand still (and almost always if rolling).

To minimize the grind choose a synchronized gear (I use 2nd) before going in to reverse. It's not a Mustang thing. It's a transmission thing.
 

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Posted by SilverLX351 (Member # 3207) on :
 
The clutch could also be out of adjustment, causing the tranny to grind.
 

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Posted by droptp50 (Member # 5546) on :
 
my car does that somtimes and i was told by someone your suposed to put it in first real quick then to reverse and it wont grind ever since i started doing that ive had no problems
 

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Posted by 1FAST89GT (Member # 5071) on :
 
put it in 5th then reverse or if it happens all the time the cluth is probaly out of adjustment
 

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Posted by 94gt (Member # 3060) on :
 

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Originally posted by 1FAST89GT:
put it in 5th then reverse or if it happens all the time the cluth is probaly out of adjustment

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Originally posted by 94gt:

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Originally posted by 1FAST89GT:
put it in 5th then reverse or if it happens all the time the cluth is probaly out of adjustment

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the 3650 (i think thats the correct model number)
has a reverse lock out feature that wont let you go from 5th to reverse... 5th to neutral to reverse works fine tho.

whats the method for adjusting the clutch? from what I was told, its push down and then pull up on the pedal?
thanks guys!@

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Originally posted by 94gt:
I hear you guys, but damn, its a 19k tranny... I shouldnt have to, ya know?

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Originally posted by jaybquick:

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Originally posted by 94gt:
I hear you guys, but damn, its a 19k tranny... I shouldnt have to, ya know?

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IT IS NOT synchrnoized so it doesn't matter the mileage. It is physically impossible to be perfect each time without a synchronizer. Look inside a tranny sometime and it will make complete sense.

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