Difficult to put in Reverse on cold start
09-24-2013, 08:09 AM
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Difficult to put in Reverse on cold start
So title says it all, always on a cold start it is such a pain in the *** throwing it into Reverse. I'll push the clutch in and can't put it into gear, but after I have drove the car as little as down the street I am able to put it into reverse no problem.
09-24-2013, 08:32 AM
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Reverse is notoriously hard to grab. Sometimes it helps me if I put it in first or second before I try for reverse. I am assuming your car has had it's regular flush of gear oil?
09-24-2013, 09:10 AM
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Ah I see, well sometimes when I park I throw it in reverse after cars off so next morning I can reverse out right away lol.... But yah I feel like I'm really havin to push it into reverse if I want it to go.
09-24-2013, 10:35 AM
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As queeg9k has said, Reverse gear is somewhat hard to get into.
09-24-2013, 11:07 AM
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Shifter bushings can help a bit, least focus the force of moving the shifter better. Just feels nicer if nothing else.
I put a heavier **** on recently and I think it helped too, even if it's just an in-hand feeling of something more sturdy.
My 5MT gives me trouble, at all speeds and temperatures (under and outside the hood) getting into 1st, which shares a synchro with reverse.
Just have to pop it 2-1 sometimes, and gently force it in getting into reverse.
Just curious, does you car wrr-wrr-wrr and wobble with felt torque in when reverse? Mine does that.
I put a heavier **** on recently and I think it helped too, even if it's just an in-hand feeling of something more sturdy.
My 5MT gives me trouble, at all speeds and temperatures (under and outside the hood) getting into 1st, which shares a synchro with reverse.
Just have to pop it 2-1 sometimes, and gently force it in getting into reverse.
Just curious, does you car wrr-wrr-wrr and wobble with felt torque in when reverse? Mine does that.
09-24-2013, 11:11 AM
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Shifter bushings can help a bit, least focus the force of moving the shifter better. Just feels nicer if nothing else.
I put a heavier **** on recently and I think it helped too, even if it's just an in-hand feeling of something more sturdy.
Just curious, does you car wrr-wrr-wrr and wobble with felt torque in when reverse? Mine does that.
I put a heavier **** on recently and I think it helped too, even if it's just an in-hand feeling of something more sturdy.
Just curious, does you car wrr-wrr-wrr and wobble with felt torque in when reverse? Mine does that.
Wrr-wrr-wrr as a continous sound? I don't recall of any sound.. Isn't this because its a straight cut gear? unless your talking about something else...
09-24-2013, 11:41 AM
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As for the sound, probably the straight cut gear is a big part of it, and while in first I get similar wrr-wrrs too, and continuously (it seems a little load dependent though). Short of cracking the tranny open I'm not sure what's going on inside, but suspect previous owner (I'm #4) abuse to be the cause. I get brief grinding in 4th at high RPM too.
