Crunchin in reverse

[BRUN]

my car is crunchin in reverse badly, its not the usual Clio crunch bcos even if i select first, first, it still does it and its worse than that

it started to do it a few weeks ago and im pretty sure my clutch is on its very last legs, however i had the gear box oil changed and everythin was fine, however its now come back

has anyone ever used any additives for the gearbox that were any good, i can order the Slick 50 one from work afaik or i could get Molyslip/Wynns from Halfords

all i need is a solution for about 3 weeks, cos the GTT will be ready by then, but i dont wanna drive it like this really as i hate choosing reverse as it crunches really loud

could it be somethin else thats worn that i could replace cheaply ?.......ive been lookin in my Haynes and it says it could be a worn/damaged/incorrectly adjusted gear linkage, is this somethin i could have done/replaced reasonably cheaply

 

[PaulRobo]

you can do the linklage your self, easier with two people though, fairly easily.

 

[BenR]

if you dont want the noise, turn the engine off before you select!

 

[RobFenn]

The clutch is probably dragging..not freeing and still rotating. If it happens in forward gears could be synchros going or linkages needing lubrication, you can get spray on grease which is quite good.

-Rob

 

[BRUN]

so could it be the linkage ?

 

[BenR]

how do we know, were behind a computer.