Reverse gear grinding in vr4

[Josh2829]

Buying a vr4 this weekend with dr650 turbos... The only problem with car is when you shift into reverse it grinds and won't go into gear, I'm thinking its the reverse synchro?

[DeltaP]

Probably worn out shift cable end bushings. They're replaceable. Maybe even the clutch. Reverse is not synchronized on the 5 spd. Some have a reverse brake that slows down the input shaft for reverse engagement. Its mounted on the 5th gear hub sleeve and controls the travel of the 5th/reverse fork. But its not a synchronizer in the conventional sense that mounts adjacent to the gear.

[Josh2829]

Do you know how expensive of a repair it would be? Just curious and my first thought was the clutch cause car has 500 whp but its a stage 3 clutch so it should be able to handle the horsepower .