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Originally Posted by John Holmes III
Try putting the car into 2nd gear first and then, without lifing the clutch pedal, shift into reverse. You are using the synchronizers to slow the input shaft. I found this to work very well on my 240D. If the gears still grind, then it's possible the clutch is not releasing fully or the pilot bearing is bad(I doubt it). Good luck.
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Yup. On the BMW I use 3rd or 4th, but it shouldn't really matter which gear you use. Keep in mind that reverse is unsynchronized.
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1976 BMW 2002- 100k
1995 BMW 325i 175k
1984 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbo Diesel- 270,000 mi
1981 Mercedes Benz 240D- Estimated 300,000+ mi Returned to the earth
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