when i select reverse for the first time in the mornings in goes in fine, as soon as the cars driven abit down the road say 10mins later everytime i select reverse it crunches very loudly even if i go back into neutral first. is this clutch or gearbox fault?

 

Any oil in it ?

Reverse has no syncro ring so will make that noise its not stopped

 

Could also be a sign of the clutch starting to wear!

Is it difficult to get into 1st aswell? And does it creep forward at all when you leave it in gear with the clutch in?

 

try selecting 5th gear before selecting reverse and see if there's any difference! could also be the cables scretched!

 

The auto adjuster should take up the slack in the cable

Worth a thought though, the adjuster has gone on my run about and mines a bit of a slag until its warmed up (into any gear) its fine after though.

 

i really have to put my foot down to stop it creep? yeh selecting first and be a sod aswell

 

It could be as simple as your quadrant is fucked on the pedal.

But, i know on mine the clutch is completely ragged having covered 110k. You may well find the springs are snapping on the pressure plate. Is the pedal heavy and springy?

 

yes id say so

 

More than likely a new clutch set in the pipe line then

The pedal goes hard when the springs start snapping, as the load has to be spread across less springs, meaning more effort to disengage