F0CUE Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Why do focus's make a strange sound when reversing? This happened on my MK2 1.6 and also on my current car. It sounds like clutch woop. Does anyone else get this? It sounds like metal scraping together to the point that it gets a high pitched sound 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unofix Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Sorry can't help you on this. Mine is an auto and a diesel, makes the same London taxi noise which ever direction I go 🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexp999 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 24 minutes ago, F0CUE said: Why do focus's make a strange sound when reversing? This happened on my MK2 1.6 and also on my current car. It sounds like clutch woop. Does anyone else get this? It sounds like metal scraping together to the point that it gets a high pitched sound If you just mean in general, then it’s because reverse gears are straight cut, not helical like the forward gears. It’s cheaper. Straight cut gears teeth clatter together at high frequency and cause the typical reverse gear whine. The forward gears are helical cut so they are quiet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F0CUE Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, alexp999 said: If you just mean in general, then it’s because reverse gears are straight cut, not helical like the forward gears. It’s cheaper. Straight cut gears teeth clatter together at high frequency and cause the typical reverse gear whine. The forward gears are helical cut so they are quiet. Great answer that makes sense 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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