Grinding into 1st

Garagekulture13

Garagekulture13

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Whenever I'm driving my 1930 coupe about every time I try to go into first it grinds until the gears slow down enough for it to go into gear. Mind you this is at a dead stop. I've tried while waiting on a traffic light to grind it into first then put back into neutral just to see if it will go back to first without grinding. Nope it grinds until the gears inside slow down. Is this normal or is my clutch still making contact while in neutral keeping the gears spinning? And yes I'm running 600W oil.

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Is the free-play set correctly ? 1.5"
Is the engine idling slow enough ?
Are you waiting just for a short time with the clutch depressed before sliding it in gear ?
 
Another thing to check is Make sure your base idle is set low
I have seen more than one person drive with their throttle lever on the collumn not returned to the stop. Worn throttle shaft and a weak or broken return spring are also culprits of an elevated idle
 
Your clutch is dragging, or your pilot bearing is binding. Loosen the clutch linkage, and if that does not fix it, you probably have to put in a new $5.00 bearing. Big job.
 
"Maybe" it's just NORMAL, especially if it's idling a little fast. Even when we're shifting, we have to learn to give these OLD transmissions some time, THEY ARE WHAT THEY ARE!
Bill Slow
 
Patrick L. said:
Is the free-play set correctly ? 1.5"
Is the engine idling slow enough ?
Are you waiting just for a short time with the clutch depressed before sliding it in gear ?
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I don't want to say for sure just yet but on the way home last night I did as Patrick suggested. I pushed the clutch and waited a moment and it went into first with no issues. I do want some more drive time to say for sure. Either way I will update this thread.

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Did this problem just start? Has the car been sitting for a long time? May have oil on the disk. Sounds as if clutch isn't releasing. Adjustment should get you joy. Free play adjustment is to prevent unnecessary wear of the throw out bearing.
 
I've only owned the car about 6 months and the Ford Barn is about my only source for information. The whole thing has been a learning experience for me. I have gotten the shifting and the mannerisms of the car down pretty good but still trying to figure out 1st gear, lol.

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Low idle speed helps, but you can't just stab the clutch and shove it in gear when the light turns green like a newer car. Clutch in, give it a sec. or two then ease it toward first. Might feel the teeth bumping each other till they completely stop so just pause there with a light pressure on the shifter handle,as the gears stop or slow enough it should just fall in gear.
Try and do it too fast and the young ones will be saying "if ya cant find it grind it" :-)
 
If everything suggested is in order,try sticking it up in second,then clapping it back in first.If the gears are turning from something,dragging clutch,light oil,whatever,sticking it in second for just a split second will stop the gears from turning long enough to drop it into first.I always found the idle speed to be the most common problem.
 
It would be nice if folks read the posts.

I think the man has a handle on the problem now, a little time will tell. But, the next thing I was to say would be to put in into 2nd or 3rd before going into 1st as Keith suggested. Thats a pretty good indication the idle is a bit too fast or the wait just isn't long enough.
 
I wanted to be sure so I waited until I got more drive time in. After adjusting the idle and holding the clutch down momentarily before putting it into first the car shifts great. Thanks to all for their advice.

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