I just bought an '86 Prelude. ~10,000 miles on the clutch, ~194,000 on the
transmission and ~90,000 on the engine.

Most of the time after I first start it up when I put it in reverse it will
grind slightly. It's a fast grinding then it slows down and goes into gear.
When this first happened I thought maybe I was not pushing the clutch all
the way down, but it's all the way against the floor.

I'm thinking it's a simple matter of adjusting the clutch as it must be
dragging a little. Oddly it seems to only do it the first time I put it in
reverse after I start the car. After it has been running and I put it in
reverse there is no grind. It also never grinds in any forward gears.

Any ideas as to waht this is? How would I go about adjusting the clutch if
that is likely to be the problem? Thanks.

Cory