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Grinds shifting into reverse

Collin S.

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My Roxor has 100 miles on it and just recently started grinding when I shift into reverse. Two different things happen.

1) when I’m in neutral with the engine running, then depress the clutch and shift to reverse, the transmission grinds upon shifting.

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2) when I shift into reverse under normal driving conditions sometimes it simply won’t go into gear. I have to roll to get it to engage.

Both of these started happening after I installed warn hubs up front. Any help here would be so appreciated.
 

xtremeshuey

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I have the same problem with my 2019 Roxor. What i have to do, is when i'm in neutral I have to rev it up a little bit then it will go into reverse. But I don't know how to stop the grinding problem that you have. The only time i have a problem with it grinding is when it is rolling just a little bit forward and then try and putting it in reverse without being at a complete stop. So, i just stop fully then rev it up a little then put it into reverse then it doesn't grind.
 

Tinfoil Hat

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I used to have an old Thunderbird that required the same treatment (The 1987 2.2L Turbo Coupe). Even sitting in the driveway from a dead stop I had to go from 1st (Park) to 2nd and then reverse. It would never go from 1st to reverse without grinding or binding. I never had any transmission problems, although I did burn up a clutch trying to learn to "drive a stick", (A.K.A. trying to burn rubber in 2nd, chirp it in 3rd).

Son, if you're reading this, don't "burn rubber" in our Roxor! That smell isn't the tires....it's the clutch....
 
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