Grinding when shifting -sometimes-

swifter said
I have the same problem,I talked to Jamie Passon about it and he told me to ALWAYS put it in first gear and then go to reverse and it works like magic--Steve

This is actually the way I learned to do it with all kinds of tranmissions that didn't have a syncroed 1st or rev.
It stops the counter gear shaft from spinning before it tries to engage the gears for reverse.

sireland67 said
My guess is you have a POS pressure plate, or the disk itself is warped really bad.
Went thru the same thing a couple years ago.
Bought a Zoom MU series clutch, it would grind and not go in any gear.
The techs at Zoom finally after several conversations said to send it back for a refund.

Put a Centerforce in mine and now no issues.

What brand clutch did you put in it?

This was my point in mentioning the clutch, as a worn one acts pretty much the same as a warped or separated disc that is new.
New does not mean good. (or even usable sometimes)

I would say that if thats the only problem then just drive it and get used to dropping it in 1st before going for reverse.
OR..... you could change things, but at least now you know the problem is kind of common and not too big a deal if you just use it like it likes to be used.