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Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1999 20:55:29 -0500
From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom>
Subject: Re: 83-900T, Reverse grinds when engine is hot


Read my earlier post on saving your reverse gear. Put it in third first, then reverse. No grinding! 1th1716nopsameja.com wrote: > Greetings All, > > The following has stumped me for a while and I > hope that someone may have some experience with. I > have trouble getting into reverse ONLY when the > car is "hot" in my 83-900T. I can shift into the > foward gears without any problems. By "hot" I > mean that the radiator fans have cycled several > times, the result of stop-and-go traffic. > However, when the car is cooler it shifts fine in > all of the forward and reverse gears. > > What I've tried (unsuccessfully) when the car is > "hot": > -------------------------------------- > Depressing the clutch as far as physically > possible. > > Depressing the clutch twice. > > Shifting into a forward gear before attempting > reverse. > > Thinking profanities :) > > Revevant infomation > ------------------- > Transmission Oil: Mobil-1 changed in 10/98 > > Mileage: 125000 miles > > Parts Replaced: Clutch disk, pressure plate, slave > cylinger throwout bearing and pilot bearing at > 94,000 miles(1995) > > Flushed Brakes + clutch system and bled the > system, (117,000 miles, 11/98) > > The symptoms appeared when the weather became much > cooler. > > My Current Hypothesis > ------------------- > > Currently, I'm thinking that I may have an air > bubble or another contaminant in either the clutch > or brake circuit which is expanding when the > clutch slave cylinder gets hot. > > Any thoughts on this are greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Todd > > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ > Before you buy.

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