question : What happens when you grind the gears
When you "grind" a gear..you are trying to move another piece with dog teeth on it into the "gear" you are trying to select. Do it wrong and the teeth doesn't match, hence the grind. Check out how your transmission, clutch etc works on www.howstuffworks.com. You'll see what I mean.
Originally Posted by SSSnakeSSS,Oct 4 2007, 06:31 AM
The clutch would be the least of your worries. Grinding gears can chip or break the teeth on the gear sprocket, which could require a transmission rebuild.
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^^ I would be more specific and say that a light grind once in a while is not that serious. Just don't keep trying to force it if it grinds. Nice that your natural habit when it grinds is to cringe and let go.








