Manual Reverse Question - Page 2

Sep 8, 2006 | 10:26 PM

#26

Wing5

Any pics? Useless w/o em~

Joined: Jun 2006

Posts: 648

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From: Santa Monica (L.A.), CA

Quote:

Originally Posted by zenmoused

Wow I'm really impressed with your restraint guys! Not one "use the search function" even though this has been covered roughly 2,000 times! I should have introduced myself as a girl up front so I could get the same treatment

lol granted it is a sausage fest on here, but i think its cause she wrote in complete english sentences, w/o caps, and properly titled her inquiry, so people decided to give her "the time of day." unlike MAZDA QU3STii0N... X.x

Sep 8, 2006 | 10:50 PM

#27

wankleman

Georgia RX-8 Club member

Joined: Jul 2005

Posts: 196

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From: GA

yeah it lacks syncros on rev. for my miata and the 8, if its hard to get in reverse just put it in first, let the clutch out a bit, then try for reverse again, works everytime.

Sep 8, 2006 | 10:54 PM

#28

swerver

Registered User

Joined: Jan 2006

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please, simply disregard this post..........been photoshopin my car for an avatar and wanted to see if it would post..............again, mea culpa..........disregard.................

Sep 9, 2006 | 11:38 AM

#29

BunnyGirl

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Joined: Dec 2005

Posts: 2,327

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From: Portland, OR

Quote:

Originally Posted by afgcfan

I was wondering can the car accidentally do into reverse when you are trying to put it into 6th? Because when i think of that it scares me like for example when you are on highway and you try to shift it into 6ht and accidenatlly shift into reverse that would kill me.

It's not supposed to. That is why you have to press the shifter down and then move it over to where reverse is. It's a safety feature. It catches "below" the other gears. (That doesn't really make any sense, LOL). All the the forward gears engage with the shifter in its "normal" position. Reverse is "under" the normal position by being pushed down to be able to get to it.