Difficulty shifting into reverse....
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Difficulty shifting into reverse....
For some reason, my RX8 has trouble shifting into reverse (6 Speed manual). I do everything correctly, but unless I ram it into gear, it won't go into reverse. My dad's corvette (1984 4 + 3 transmission) has the same issue, but if you rev the engine a couple of times it goes into gear fairly easily.
Any ideas? I don't know why it's doing this.
Any ideas? I don't know why it's doing this.
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Try putting it into another gear (maybe 1st or 2nd) first, then try reverse. Or if it does not go into reverse on the first try, let the clutch up briefly and try again.
Has it always done this?
Ken
Has it always done this?
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try doing a search. this is a diy on how it works.
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-how-use-search-function-rx8club-com-forum-73846/
here is a link that already covered this topic
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/shifting-into-reverse-100389/
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-how-use-search-function-rx8club-com-forum-73846/
here is a link that already covered this topic
https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-discussion-3/shifting-into-reverse-100389/
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Put it into 1st then go straight into reverse, thats the smoothest way to do it. i test drove about 15 of these things i wanna say about 12 of them had a problem with reverse.....and man does it sound like **** when its not really in and you grin the **** out of the gear.
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Originally Posted by jimmy69
Put it into 1st then go straight into reverse, thats the smoothest way to do it. i test drove about 15 of these things i wanna say about 12 of them had a problem with reverse.....and man does it sound like **** when its not really in and you grin the **** out of the gear.
It's been doing it close to the whole time. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. I'm actually glad to hear the majority of them do it, because at least I know it's not an issue with my car.
And of course, I push down. It's the only way you can go into reverse anyway. It normally looks like it's in reverse, it just doesn't connect all the time.
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Originally Posted by Ike
Roll the car forwards or backwards a little and it should go right in. It's because there is no synchro for the reverse gear.
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Originally Posted by Huskyfan23
...I'm actually glad to hear the majority of them do it, because at least I know it's not an issue with my car...
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I think people use the word "push," as in "push the shifter down." But what they mean to say is "press."
To shift into reverse, press the shifter down, and then slide it over to the right and down into reverse.
Sorry, it's just the tech writer in me
To shift into reverse, press the shifter down, and then slide it over to the right and down into reverse.
Sorry, it's just the tech writer in me
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Originally Posted by Rotarctica
Every car I've ever owned needs pretty much a shift into first and then reverse to shift into it...
My FC3S RX-7 does it, too.
My FC3S RX-7 does it, too.
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i've had the same issue since day one, sometimes reverse is hard to put in.. i just lean the gear against the reverse and let the car roll a bit and it will just pop in. The rear does have a syncro but it aligns when the gear is put in to first gear, that's why some people do that before reverse is engaged. I just let it roll and it works as well... good luck
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