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Originally Posted by Spring44
To test, start your car and at idle push in the clutch pedal and engage each forward gear, then engage reverse. If the forward gears can be engaged with little or no grinding, but reverse grinds, that is an indicator that the clutch is not completely disengaging. Since all of the forward gears are synchronized they will tend to go ahead and engage with little resistance. But reverse is not synchronized and it will tend to grind because the clutch is not completely disengaged.
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Thanks, Spring44! I did this test on the way into work this morning. I was able to shift from forward gears to reverse with about the same feel. So, I don't think this is it. I did just flush the master cylinder a month ago.
Incidentally, I can't shift from 5th to reverse directly. I assume this is a safety feature.
Getting back to the shifter level (the one in the cabin): I replaced this a couple of weeks ago and the shifter is tighter than it was; but with the shifter in 1st gear, I can still move it side to side about an inch, inch-and-a-half. Having no frame of reference, is that normal? If not, I may need to Google how to inspect/replace linkage components as RedCarGuy suggests.
I could replace the transmission fluid as SolReaver suggested as well. I'll have to review the maintenance records that came with the car to see when it was last done.
I'm holding out hope that this won't be a new transmission...