Trouble shifting into reverse...

[pawn]

well, the thread title says it all...

sometimes it works normally, but other times it takes a lot of muscle to get it in reverse gear, or it just goesnt go and i have to move the shifter around and try it multiple times...

what could be wrong?

btw: 99 gt manual tranny

thanks

 

[CottonBurnerz]

happened to me lots of time before I learned how to shift into first before shifting into reverse..

if anyone could explain why that helped again, that would be great

 

[SonicBlueBabe]

My car does the same thing. I have the t3650 in my car, which is known to have these problems. I'm not sure about yours though. It works fine when I put it into 4th then 5th, then reverse. It's annoying, but I haven't had any problems with that so.... Give it a try.

 

[pawn]

when it sticks (or doesnt go in) i shift into first, then reverse, but that doesnt seem to help

am i supposed to shift into first then reverse all the time?

 

[03poontanggt]

Get a Tri ax

 

[pawn]

Get a Tri ax

i have one

 

[02StallionGT]

Put the car in first.... let off the clutch a little bit... (find the breaking point), then put her in N, let off the clutch... then she should slide right into into R.

 

[pawn]

Put the car in first.... let off the clutch a little bit... (find the breaking point), then put her in N, let off the clutch... then she should slide right into into R.

that seems to work

thanks

 

[twogts4us]

Put the car in first.... let off the clutch a little bit... (find the breaking point), then put her in N, let off the clutch... then she should slide right into into R.

That's the answer...or, at least, a solution. Still doesn't solve the problem, but this is the workaround I taught my wife to use on her 01 GT. My 02 GT doesn't have this problem at all. This is not the first car I've had to do this with...this solution has been around since the dawn of manual transmissions!

 

[02StallionGT]

Yes, driving a manual trasmission requires some knowledge, I guess . I always thought it was a "safety" thing.
I have used that little trick, or different variations since my first purchase (all 5spd.).
Ahhhhhh, yes.... a 92 Geo Prism when I was 16. I was in 5th gear at 45 MPH!

 

[cap42]

T-45 doesn't have a syncro for reverse that's why sometimes it's hard to get it into reverse. By putting it in another gear or by letting off the clutch like double clutching will make it easier sometimes to get into reverse.

As for having a problem with the 3650 I thought they had a syncro for reverse.