Quote Originally Posted by camoit View Post
The synchronizing hub has nothing to do with reverse. Did you remove the shiftier yet?
I would adjust the clutch.
How far off the floor does it start to engage?
It should start to grab about 1.5 to 2 inch off the floor. If it's more then that adjust it. Adjusting is easy on the cable. Just pop open the hood. Grab the cable with your left hand pull it away from the firewall and turn the adjuster tell it touches the wall. Then turn it back 1/2 turn.

One common problem is the pilot bearing or bushing being warn. That will keep the clutch turning when you push in the pedal.
The reverse will grind if the clutch disc is spinning. Froward gears have the syncro or blocking rings that will add friction to the next gear you are moving into. This slows down the gears enough to make a smooth transition.
I would drop in a anew clutch, pilot bearing and pressure plate if you keep having the problem and everything else is OK. But the syncro is a full rebuild and taking apart the trans and gears.
i haven't removed the shifter or adjust the clutch yet. I'm planning on doing it on Monday. The clutch seems to be fine. I mean sometimes I have the press it all the way down before I have no resistance going into 1st gear. Even with some resistance going into 1st gear, it doesn't grind at all. I have also noticed that when I start the truck in first gear I can shift to reverse without a problem, it will only grind if I had drove it for a while.