unable to get in reverse gear
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unable to get in reverse gear
Hi all, just an hour ago I just back the car up then go forward to my garage, but now I am unable to put into reverse gear at all, been trying for almost an hour now, but still can't, it is 2004 with 60000 miles. Any help, please.....
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The 8 seems to have a problem going into reverse, sometimes it just won't go completely in even the the clutch on the floor and the stick pressed down.
What I've found is that if you keep your hand on the stick and push it down gently it will pop in as soon as you engage the clutch.
If there's a downgrade behind you you can just roll back a little and it will pop in. I don't know what causes this but others have complained about the same problem so I think it's a quirk with the transmission. It can grind if you aren't careful.
What I've found is that if you keep your hand on the stick and push it down gently it will pop in as soon as you engage the clutch.
If there's a downgrade behind you you can just roll back a little and it will pop in. I don't know what causes this but others have complained about the same problem so I think it's a quirk with the transmission. It can grind if you aren't careful.
#7
My 8 has always been rather finicky when sitting still (since new). Sometimes it won't go into 1st gear until I throw it in another gear, then back over to 1st quickly. I probably should do the redline oil thing (assuming that helps as much as it did on my 85 rx7).
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The 8 seems to have a problem going into reverse, sometimes it just won't go completely in even the the clutch on the floor and the stick pressed down.
What I've found is that if you keep your hand on the stick and push it down gently it will pop in as soon as you engage the clutch.
If there's a downgrade behind you you can just roll back a little and it will pop in. I don't know what causes this but others have complained about the same problem so I think it's a quirk with the transmission. It can grind if you aren't careful.
What I've found is that if you keep your hand on the stick and push it down gently it will pop in as soon as you engage the clutch.
If there's a downgrade behind you you can just roll back a little and it will pop in. I don't know what causes this but others have complained about the same problem so I think it's a quirk with the transmission. It can grind if you aren't careful.
The only special thing about reverse on the 8 is learning the right point to do the "down" in the down-right-back motion. I'll still miss every once in a while.
Ken
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Most cars are like that. Reverse is a separate sliding gear, no constant mesh. The teeth can randomly line up so that they block each other. Engaging the clutch or rolling backwards rotates the gear a little so it goes in. On some cars putting it in one of the forward gears will jiggle things enough for reverse to engage.
The only special thing about reverse on the 8 is learning the right point to do the "down" in the down-right-back motion. I'll still miss every once in a while.
Ken
The only special thing about reverse on the 8 is learning the right point to do the "down" in the down-right-back motion. I'll still miss every once in a while.
Ken
When I am not able to engage into reverse, I shift into and engage first gear, before shifting back into reverse gear, where it almost always will engage.
I just attribute it to being a quirk of the car
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I usually have to play with it to get into reverse. It will seem like it's in, but when I go to let the clutch out, GRRIIIINNNDDDDD. So I try to put it in reverse, put it into first, then back into reverse. Haven't had an issue with it again.
#12
Go through all the gears, inch it forward in 1st or second by slipping the clutch a bit then try reverse again. Sometimes I swear the straight cut gears on reverse will just refuse to engage. The rest of the gears are helical cut and never have a problem.
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