Posted by Lenny D. on April 28, 2005 at 18:19:54 from from 68.11.56.27
In Reply to: What causes grinding from first gear into reverse? posted by Devin Calder on April 28, 2005 at 17:03:22:
"Before engaging reverse, wait for about 3 seconds with the lever in neutral."
It's the nature of the synchros, just how the tranny is designed, not necessarily overly-worn synchros although bad synchros will lengthen the time necessary to engage reverse.
My car (owned since '82) has always worked this way but never gotten worse.
Wait 3 seconds, no grind!
HTH
'80 528i