On 2 Sep, 19:58, Jim Warren wrote:
Ian wrote:
On 2 Sep, 07:15, Sarah wrote:
i am buying a Spitfire from my boss and he says it has a slight
problem with the reverse gear! When you are useing the reverse gear it
is all ways sounding like it is trying to knock it self out of
Reverse!

How can a gearbox sound as if it's trying to knock itself out of
reverse?

It could be an idler with a chipped or broken tooth. If so, the bits
will be in the gearbox somewhere and could do a lot of damage.

OK, that would make a noise. I just can't imagine what a gearbox
"trying to knock itself out of reverse" sounds like.

Ian