i've posted a few times here about my reverse grind problem on my 1 week old cooper. the transmission is great..in fact the whole car is great, but my reverse is crap. if i wait three seconds berfore putting it into reverse 4 out of 5 it goes OK. but if i don't pause for three long seconds it grinds hard every time. i called 1 866 ask mini. they said they never heard of this problem. i told them i saw it all over the internet. they still denied it. they told me to take it into the dealer and it should not be grinding at all. then i went to the dealer. jumped in a test cooper. it grionded too but not nearly as bad or often as mine. then the sales guys told me their convertible does it too everytime. i can't get an appointment for two weeks. WHATS GOING ON HERE. please answer these important questions.
- is this a trait of the getrag 5 speed. if it is why is mini denying it when i called. if it is not a trait why do so many of us have it. even the cars at the dealer.
- IS THIS CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY NEW CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the grind does not sound good. is my transmission suffering years of damage from this crunch and grind.
- if it is causing damage what can i do about it. this is really ruining a perfect car.
- of all of you that do have it, how often does it grind and how bad. please we need to figure this out guys.
this is no small deal, i've driven alot of manuals and it never grinds. it sounds like i'm not even using the clutch in reverse,
- is this a trait of the getrag 5 speed. if it is why is mini denying it when i called. if it is not a trait why do so many of us have it. even the cars at the dealer.
- IS THIS CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY NEW CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the grind does not sound good. is my transmission suffering years of damage from this crunch and grind.
- if it is causing damage what can i do about it. this is really ruining a perfect car.
- of all of you that do have it, how often does it grind and how bad. please we need to figure this out guys.
this is no small deal, i've driven alot of manuals and it never grinds. it sounds like i'm not even using the clutch in reverse,