Is it just me but just bought a rx-8 and why is it so hard to get it into reverse..is that normal just to move it across? Had a celica before and it was never that hard to put it into reverse. Just wondering if there made that way for a safety issue. thanks

I'm assuming you have a 6speed manual. To put it in reverse, you need to push straight down on the shifter(not back), then all the way to the right, and then down.

yeah I go all the way to the right but its hard to get it to reverse it wont go all the way and keeps ending up in 6th. I have to push it really hard over and then down into reverse. I never had a car that was that hard to get it into reverse like that>>> any suggestions???

SLow down.. first then reverse.

I push down first then over

But im talking about when its in park just to back up its really hard to get it into reverse I have to push it really hard over just thought it was weird...actually wife drove it today and couldnt get it into reverse at all!!! Should i get that checked out or is it me??lol

But im talking about when its in park just to back up its really hard to get it into reverse I have to push it really hard over just thought it was weird...actually wife drove it today and couldnt get it into reverse at all!!! Should i get that checked out or is it me??lol
You--your posts don't make any sense.

push DOWN on the shifter. as in, push it down towards the ground...then move it all the way to the right and back towards the rear of the car. read the manual...

how do you buy a car without knowing how to drive it?

I have a 6speed manual its in park im trying to reverse, I turn on the car i shift down from first all the way over to the right and then down but i end up in 6th gear...I actually have to push really hard REALLY HARD OVER to the right then down to reverse...I was just asking if thats normal that I have to push it that hard over to get it into reverse.....

push straight down, as in put your hand on top of the shifter then push like you are trying to push it down through the floor, not towards the back of the vehicle, then all the way to the right, then towards the back of the car. sometimes it is a little hard to put it into reverse if the synchros arent lined up quite right, if that is the case, try putting it into first gear, then reverse.

Users manual > you

ok listen, you push the shifter down to the ground it will sink in and then you move it over to the right and shift down. not over to the right and then down.
you are to push it to the ground then slant it to the right and then pull it down parrallel to the ground towards the rear of the 8

I have a 6speed manual its in park im trying to reverse, I turn on the car i shift down from first all the way over to the right and then down but i end up in 6th gear...I actually have to push really hard REALLY HARD OVER to the right then down to reverse...I was just asking if thats normal that I have to push it that hard over to get it into reverse.....
HELLO? Read the posts and then answer.

0. put the gear box in NEUTRAL.
1. right foot down on the brake, left foot down on the clutch.
2. key in ignition, start up the car.
3. PUSH DOWN on the shifter knob so that it's depressed. (you'll be able to feel it.).
4. gently pull the knob all the way to all the way to the right, then pull it back.
5. release the brake (right foot), and gently let up on the clutch (left foot).

if after doing all this u still don't get it, then drive (or push) the car back to the dealer and have them teach u in person how to do it.

push straight down, as in put your hand on top of the shifter then push like you are trying to push it down through the floor, not towards the back of the vehicle, then all the way to the right, then towards the back of the car. sometimes it is a little hard to put it into reverse if the synchros arent lined up quite right, if that is the case, try putting it into first gear, then reverse.

If you don't understand this and can't answer if you are doing this, then please do us all a favor and drive an automatic Toyota Camry.

I actually have to push really hard REALLY HARD OVER to the right then down to reverse...

rule #1 of owning an RX-8: if you have no clue how to shift into reverse, and nothing seems to work, push A LOT HARDER and then it will work. And if that doesn't work, use a rubber mallet (because a hammer would scratch).

wow...

joystick dirrections ( right, left, back, foward, you don' need up cause it will rip the joy stick out, and finally down....
so first goes down maintaine pressure as you go right then back the more you practice the better you ll get at it. look just keep trying it will be come easyer with time, hope that helps

Normally it takes 2 clicks on the gear knob to engage the reverse gear

Is it just me but just bought a rx-8 and why is it so hard to get it into reverse..is that normal just to move it across? Had a celica before and it was never that hard to put it into reverse. Just wondering if there made that way for a safety issue. thanks"R" is for Race, not Reverse. The RX-8 does not have a reverse gear.

1.3L

Look what more do you want us to tell you? "No it's not normal."? Go to a dealer and MAYBE you'll have a faulty gearbox or maybe,, just maybe, they will teach you.

yea thats what I do too...Push it down and then all the way to the right

1. there are no adjustments on the shifter. the dealer can only hope to correct operator error

2. those of us who have had the shifter out know that you only have to press downward before moving the lever to the right. once the lever is down and to the right, the tang on the shaft is under the lockout plate and you don't have to apply downward pressure anymore, just pull rearward.

^ what he said.

Sometimes it doesn't go all the way into reverse and when i let the clutch out it just grinds, I've found that if i keep pulling back while letting the clutch out it will pop into gear.

Does that sound like a bent shift fork? I've been wondering about that becuase I have to be pretty concentrated on my 1-2 shifts to avoid grinds... i have an 06 so that 04' tsb means nothing to me :(

Ok you guys don't have to be asses...the thing is hard to get into reverse sometimes no matter how hard I push now the damn thing won't go into reverse without my "trick" otherwise I get the grinding noise that lets you know its not engaged....

If you try to put the car in reverse and it doesn't feel like its completely set....then hold the clutch in and keep pressing the shifter down and back...slowly let the clutch out while still pressing the knob down and back and it will pop right into place...no more grinds annd easy as pie...

haha this thread cracks me up

+1

so, you push downward on the shifter?


;-)

I have a 6speed manual its in park im trying to reverse...
I'm still trying to figure out how to get my 6speed manual INTO park. Maybe you can help me out with that one. :rock:

Seriously, though, sometimes I have to release and depress the clutch again before the stick'll go into reverse. I'm sure you've tried that, and every other "suggestion" in this thread already. Good luck with getting this bug worked out.

MD

I'm sure you've tried that, and every other "suggestion" in this thread already. Good luck with getting this bug worked out.

MD

actually, it sounds like he is missing the suggestions on this thread. i never thought it would be so funny to read 7 posts of the same exact thing.

I think he is misunderstanding "pushing down" on the shifter?

i was going to write more but realize the innate idiocy in another attempt at instruction

ya push down on the shifter like as if it is a button then shift to reverse, trust me i had problems with this when i first drove my car once u get used to it it should be ok, iam also assuming that he figured out this as he is not responding back anymore

I think that he's laughing his ass off at all the people trying to explain such a simple task on an online forum.

I'll admit that I had trouble getting it in reverse the first time. After figuring out that I had actually put it in 6th i realized that you had to do something else to get into reverse.

I'd like to hear back to see if this was the problem or if was actually something mechanically wrong with the 8. Cuz first time I tried to reverse I went forward. I got out the manual and looked up "reverse" and read how to do it.

HELP I can't find park on my 6 speed either - LOL

jeebus guys you got it all wrong. Its up up down down left right left right b a start. It's that easy.

That is from the Turtles Original Gameboy game. I know that one. Forgot the title though.

That is from the Turtles Original Gameboy game. I know that one. Forgot the title though.
actually its most known for being used in Contra.

edit: I forgot that this code is used in most konami games during that time period.

He doesn't state if his is new or used. If it is used, it might have the AFE short shifter. That shifter is slightly harder to get into reverse than the stock shifter. In some rare cases, the end user had to slightly file the lockout tab on the shifter to get it to clear the metal tab. It's funny how something so simple is driving so many members on this board to lose their mind. For all I know, it sounds so trivial, I am starting to think he is a troll. His responses don't even reflect that he have read any of the responses. He still doesn't say that he have pressed the shifter vertically downwards and then to the right and into reverse.

Q: How to I get my car to start, I put the key in and turn but it doesent seem to start... I turn turn and turn with full force... My wife was trying to get it to start and she almost broke the key, could it be that I have a bad starter?

A: You have to push the clutch when starting the car...

n00bs 101.

-RoMeO

Theres nothing hard about the rx-8 at all, its all about "Knowing" what the F___ your doing.

Dont mean to sound like a dick, but the manual has all your answers... and if not... go ahead and take it to a dealer and have them walk you through it.

-RoMeO

jeebus guys you got it all wrong. Its up up down down left right left right b a select start. It's that easy.



fixed.

Go down on the Z-Axis.. then move over to the right ont he X-Axis.. then proceed down on the Y-Axis...


did that make sense? lol


I think he has a faulty Ring in the Reverse gate. Mine kept popping out of gear so i brought it in and got a refurb tranny under warranty.

Hasn't even bothered to reply. :icon_tdow

He doesn't state if his is new or used. If it is used, it might have the AFE short shifter. That shifter is slightly harder to get into reverse than the stock shifter.

This is why only real men are allowed to order the AFE shifter. Unfortunately, it seems punyboy here has somehow received a MAN's car. :mdrmed:

well if you have tried all that w have said... then i suggest taking a quick drive to the dealer. All these tricks and normal ways of shifting into reerse are all tried and true. Go get it checked out.

Thanks guys for this....I got it I didnt know you supposed to push down towards the ground then over........SEE THAT WASNT TOO HARD..LMFAO...TAKE CARE...

AMAZING

get ready another TSB is coming out of this :yelrotflm

enjoy your car man, is a great ride

Thanks guys for this....I got it I didnt know you supposed to push down towards the ground then over........SEE THAT WASNT TOO HARD..LMFAO...TAKE CARE...



you've never heard of reverse lockout?

Thanks guys for this....I got it I didnt know you supposed to push down towards the ground then over........SEE THAT WASNT TOO HARD..LMFAO...TAKE CARE...
I guess opening the manual was too hard. Someone better avoid ever buying his RX-8. Glad that the "problem" was solved. :Eyecrazy:

Now that that's all settled, this is a shifter and gearbox that responds better to finesse than force. No need to slam throught the gears.

Now that that's all settled, this is a shifter and gearbox that responds better to finesse than force. No need to slam throught the gears.
Finesse second. Actually learning how the reverse mechanism works--priceless.

reverse lockout owned this guy

Well, if reverse weren't so hard to find then nobody would ever discover just how easily the 8 pulls from a stop in 6th. (I sure wouldn't have!)

Mazda actually refers to that as the "child safety lock" :mdrmed:

I can't believe this thread is 4 pages long and still alive! :lol: