# Gearbox grinding when cold **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** focus, ford\ **Created:** [August 22, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gearbox-grinding-when-cold/123454 "2018-08-22T18:01:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Josh\_Maidment](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Josh\_Maidment](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Josh_Maidment)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gearbox-grinding-when-cold/123454/1 "2018-08-22T18:01:32Z")
For example first thing in morning when engines cold Ieave for work. As I pull away and turn out of my driveway I get a short grinding noise. Same will happen about 3 miles down the road when going round a roundabout. I don’t seem to get the issue when ivs been driving a while. I’ve had the gearbox briefly looked over and they couldn’t see any issues that stood out. Any ideas?cheers ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gearbox-grinding-when-cold/123454/2 "2018-08-22T18:11:55Z")
Is this the dual-clutch automatic? Lots of complaints about those. ---
**Author:** ![Josh\_Maidment](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Josh\_Maidment](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Josh_Maidment)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gearbox-grinding-when-cold/123454/3 "2018-08-22T18:15:09Z")
I’m not sure all I know is it’s a 1.6 zetec manual 😂 ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gearbox-grinding-when-cold/123454/4 "2018-08-22T18:17:37Z")
Oh, it’s a manual? The grinding, does it happen while your shifting, or just driving? ---
**Author:** ![Josh\_Maidment](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Josh\_Maidment](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Josh_Maidment)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gearbox-grinding-when-cold/123454/5 "2018-08-22T18:21:48Z")
It happens shortly after shifting. I pull away in first get tune out of my driveway then it will grind. We havnt noticed it when driving straight just turning ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gearbox-grinding-when-cold/123454/6 "2018-08-22T18:52:19Z")
Then it could be the differential gears in your transaxle, or it could be the CV joints. Are the boots on the CV joints in good shape? Year? Miles? ---
**Author:** ![Josh\_Maidment](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Josh\_Maidment](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Josh_Maidment)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gearbox-grinding-when-cold/123454/7 "2018-08-22T18:54:18Z")
OK I’ll have a look at the cv joints when the partners home. It’s 2010 with a out 93000 ---
**Author:** ![Buzzmeok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/46a35a/32.png) [@Buzzmeok](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Buzzmeok)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gearbox-grinding-when-cold/123454/8 "2018-08-22T22:57:11Z")
yup …CV joints ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gearbox-grinding-when-cold/123454/9 "2018-08-23T01:02:55Z")
I’d guess a problematic CV joint also. I expect you’ll find one of the four boots is torn. Good idea to check the manual gearbox oil level too while you are under the car anyway. If there’s a separate check for the differential section fluid level, that too.