I would bet it is a bad CV joint in one of the front driveshafts. There
is a chance the end of the shaft slipped out of the transmission too though
this is not likely with an OEM part and everything put together right. The
fact that it happened after very tight turning suggests the CV joint is the
culprit. It may have bound up and come apart. Being an '89, this is either
a very old part or a remanufactured replacement so failure wouldn't be a
surprise. I would expect internal transmission grinding noises to be
muffled by the transmission and fluid. Also, this sounds like what
happened with my '90 Mercury Sable when the CV joint broke. I too was
backing out of a tight spot and turning tight - well tight for a Sable. The
shaft would turn but the wheels wouldn't. Then shifting between forward and
reverse or a gear and park would make the transmission grind because, with
the wheel no longer connected to the transmission, using the brakes wouldn't
stop the motion of the gears to allow for a clean shift.

Anyway, check out the shafts first rather than jumping on worst case
scenarios.

Aron


"Voyager" <Voyager_cny@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:yb8Pb.44486$IQ2.17382@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> Any ideas what this might be???
>
> He's the story... 1989 Honda Accord 125,000 miles, it's my 18 yr old sons
> car. I had 4 snows mounted at Sams club for him. I drove the car 3 miles
> home. The next day I was backing out of a tight parking spot. ie like
> reverse of a parellel parking. Turning very sharp while backing up and
all
> of the sudden I heard a loud grinding. I put it in fwd and the car moved
> but made noise. I tried reverse and small movement with loud grinding
> noise, fwd again and only loud noise and grinding. Now nothing.... no
fwd
> or rev only this loud grinding noise.!!!
>
> any clues on the problem and cost of repair I 'm facing?
>
> THANK YOU!!! Jerry
>
>

 

The Shop called yesterday and said one of the drive shafts were broken.
Looks like your on the right track huh! Thanks...

Jerry


"Aron" <drenkav1912@earthlink.ten> wrote in message
news:2EdUb.9793$jH6.7514@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I would bet it is a bad CV joint in one of the front driveshafts. There
> is a chance the end of the shaft slipped out of the transmission too
though
> this is not likely with an OEM part and everything put together right.
The
> fact that it happened after very tight turning suggests the CV joint is
the
> culprit. It may have bound up and come apart. Being an '89, this is
either
> a very old part or a remanufactured replacement so failure wouldn't be a
> surprise. I would expect internal transmission grinding noises to be
> muffled by the transmission and fluid. Also, this sounds like what
> happened with my '90 Mercury Sable when the CV joint broke. I too was
> backing out of a tight spot and turning tight - well tight for a Sable.
The
> shaft would turn but the wheels wouldn't. Then shifting between forward
and
> reverse or a gear and park would make the transmission grind because, with
> the wheel no longer connected to the transmission, using the brakes
wouldn't
> stop the motion of the gears to allow for a clean shift.
>
> Anyway, check out the shafts first rather than jumping on worst case
> scenarios.
>
> Aron
>
>
> "Voyager" <Voyager_cny@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:yb8Pb.44486$IQ2.17382@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > Any ideas what this might be???
> >
> > He's the story... 1989 Honda Accord 125,000 miles, it's my 18 yr old
sons
> > car. I had 4 snows mounted at Sams club for him. I drove the car 3
miles
> > home. The next day I was backing out of a tight parking spot. ie like
> > reverse of a parellel parking. Turning very sharp while backing up and
> all
> > of the sudden I heard a loud grinding. I put it in fwd and the car
moved
> > but made noise. I tried reverse and small movement with loud grinding
> > noise, fwd again and only loud noise and grinding. Now nothing.... no
> fwd
> > or rev only this loud grinding noise.!!!
> >
> > any clues on the problem and cost of repair I 'm facing?
> >
> > THANK YOU!!! Jerry
> >
> >
>
>

 

The Shop called yesterday and said one of the drive shafts were broken.
Looks like your on the right track huh! Thanks...

Jerry


"Aron" <drenkav1912@earthlink.ten> wrote in message
news:2EdUb.9793$jH6.7514@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I would bet it is a bad CV joint in one of the front driveshafts. There
> is a chance the end of the shaft slipped out of the transmission too
though
> this is not likely with an OEM part and everything put together right.
The
> fact that it happened after very tight turning suggests the CV joint is
the
> culprit. It may have bound up and come apart. Being an '89, this is
either
> a very old part or a remanufactured replacement so failure wouldn't be a
> surprise. I would expect internal transmission grinding noises to be
> muffled by the transmission and fluid. Also, this sounds like what
> happened with my '90 Mercury Sable when the CV joint broke. I too was
> backing out of a tight spot and turning tight - well tight for a Sable.
The
> shaft would turn but the wheels wouldn't. Then shifting between forward
and
> reverse or a gear and park would make the transmission grind because, with
> the wheel no longer connected to the transmission, using the brakes
wouldn't
> stop the motion of the gears to allow for a clean shift.
>
> Anyway, check out the shafts first rather than jumping on worst case
> scenarios.
>
> Aron
>
>
> "Voyager" <Voyager_cny@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:yb8Pb.44486$IQ2.17382@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > Any ideas what this might be???
> >
> > He's the story... 1989 Honda Accord 125,000 miles, it's my 18 yr old
sons
> > car. I had 4 snows mounted at Sams club for him. I drove the car 3
miles
> > home. The next day I was backing out of a tight parking spot. ie like
> > reverse of a parellel parking. Turning very sharp while backing up and
> all
> > of the sudden I heard a loud grinding. I put it in fwd and the car
moved
> > but made noise. I tried reverse and small movement with loud grinding
> > noise, fwd again and only loud noise and grinding. Now nothing.... no
> fwd
> > or rev only this loud grinding noise.!!!
> >
> > any clues on the problem and cost of repair I 'm facing?
> >
> > THANK YOU!!! Jerry
> >
> >
>
>

 

The Shop called yesterday and said one of the drive shafts were broken.
Looks like your on the right track huh! Thanks...

Jerry


"Aron" <drenkav1912@earthlink.ten> wrote in message
news:2EdUb.9793$jH6.7514@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I would bet it is a bad CV joint in one of the front driveshafts. There
> is a chance the end of the shaft slipped out of the transmission too
though
> this is not likely with an OEM part and everything put together right.
The
> fact that it happened after very tight turning suggests the CV joint is
the
> culprit. It may have bound up and come apart. Being an '89, this is
either
> a very old part or a remanufactured replacement so failure wouldn't be a
> surprise. I would expect internal transmission grinding noises to be
> muffled by the transmission and fluid. Also, this sounds like what
> happened with my '90 Mercury Sable when the CV joint broke. I too was
> backing out of a tight spot and turning tight - well tight for a Sable.
The
> shaft would turn but the wheels wouldn't. Then shifting between forward
and
> reverse or a gear and park would make the transmission grind because, with
> the wheel no longer connected to the transmission, using the brakes
wouldn't
> stop the motion of the gears to allow for a clean shift.
>
> Anyway, check out the shafts first rather than jumping on worst case
> scenarios.
>
> Aron
>
>
> "Voyager" <Voyager_cny@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:yb8Pb.44486$IQ2.17382@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > Any ideas what this might be???
> >
> > He's the story... 1989 Honda Accord 125,000 miles, it's my 18 yr old
sons
> > car. I had 4 snows mounted at Sams club for him. I drove the car 3
miles
> > home. The next day I was backing out of a tight parking spot. ie like
> > reverse of a parellel parking. Turning very sharp while backing up and
> all
> > of the sudden I heard a loud grinding. I put it in fwd and the car
moved
> > but made noise. I tried reverse and small movement with loud grinding
> > noise, fwd again and only loud noise and grinding. Now nothing.... no
> fwd
> > or rev only this loud grinding noise.!!!
> >
> > any clues on the problem and cost of repair I 'm facing?
> >
> > THANK YOU!!! Jerry
> >
> >
>
>

 

The Shop called yesterday and said one of the drive shafts were broken.
Looks like your on the right track huh! Thanks...

Jerry


"Aron" <drenkav1912@earthlink.ten> wrote in message
news:2EdUb.9793$jH6.7514@newsread1.news.atl.earthl ink.net...
> I would bet it is a bad CV joint in one of the front driveshafts. There
> is a chance the end of the shaft slipped out of the transmission too
though
> this is not likely with an OEM part and everything put together right.
The
> fact that it happened after very tight turning suggests the CV joint is
the
> culprit. It may have bound up and come apart. Being an '89, this is
either
> a very old part or a remanufactured replacement so failure wouldn't be a
> surprise. I would expect internal transmission grinding noises to be
> muffled by the transmission and fluid. Also, this sounds like what
> happened with my '90 Mercury Sable when the CV joint broke. I too was
> backing out of a tight spot and turning tight - well tight for a Sable.
The
> shaft would turn but the wheels wouldn't. Then shifting between forward
and
> reverse or a gear and park would make the transmission grind because, with
> the wheel no longer connected to the transmission, using the brakes
wouldn't
> stop the motion of the gears to allow for a clean shift.
>
> Anyway, check out the shafts first rather than jumping on worst case
> scenarios.
>
> Aron
>
>
> "Voyager" <Voyager_cny@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:yb8Pb.44486$IQ2.17382@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > Any ideas what this might be???
> >
> > He's the story... 1989 Honda Accord 125,000 miles, it's my 18 yr old
sons
> > car. I had 4 snows mounted at Sams club for him. I drove the car 3
miles
> > home. The next day I was backing out of a tight parking spot. ie like
> > reverse of a parellel parking. Turning very sharp while backing up and
> all
> > of the sudden I heard a loud grinding. I put it in fwd and the car
moved
> > but made noise. I tried reverse and small movement with loud grinding
> > noise, fwd again and only loud noise and grinding. Now nothing.... no
> fwd
> > or rev only this loud grinding noise.!!!
> >
> > any clues on the problem and cost of repair I 'm facing?
> >
> > THANK YOU!!! Jerry
> >
> >
>
>