If I try to move the shifter into the R position with the clutch pressed all the way down, and the car has any forward speed at all, there's a terrible grinding sound. Obviously the solution would be to not move the shifter until the car is completely stopped, but sometimes I forget by accident, and I'm greeted by the bad sound. I was just wondering whether this is normal, because I thought that with the clutch pressed all the way down, it shouldn't matter where I put the shifter since nothing is in contact?
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Grinding when moving shifter to reverse while moving.
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- '04 RX8
Yea. I thought it wouldn't matter since the clutch was in, but I guess it does matter. Now I just stop. However, when your moving in reverse, you can still move it to first and gun it.
The reverse gear has no synchros and the gear is always moving, check this out:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/transmission5.htm
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/transmission5.htm
Pro5Monkey
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clicknext said:If I try to move the shifter into the R position with the clutch pressed all the way down, and the car has any forward speed at all, there's a terrible grinding sound. Obviously the solution would be to not move the shifter until the car is completely stopped, but sometimes I forget by accident, and I'm greeted by the bad sound. I was just wondering whether this is normal, because I thought that with the clutch pressed all the way down, it shouldn't matter where I put the shifter since nothing is in contact?
The problem is that you are going to slow.
Try it at like, say, I don't know, about 70 mph (wow).
It should slip right in..... ( (attn) DO NOT ATTEMPT (attn) )
Already tried it. My car spun around and went backwards at 70 mph.Pro5Monkey said:The problem is that you are going to slow.
Try it at like, say, I don't know, about 70 mph (wow).
It should slip right in..... ( (attn) DO NOT ATTEMPT (attn) )
cbcbd said:The reverse gear has no synchros and the gear is always moving, check this out:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/transmission5.htm
Yup and in most cars the reverse gear is a bit softer than the others...
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cbcbd said:The reverse gear has no synchros and the gear is always moving, check this out:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/transmission5.htm
you are so nice doug.......
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DrummerJim50
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I think it says in the owners manual not to put it into reverse unless completely stopped as well.
cbcbd said:The reverse gear has no synchros and the gear is always moving, check this out:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/transmission5.htm
Correct, no synchros in R. This is why some trannys boast of being "fully synchronized, even in reverse."
Doug
Have yall never driven any other stick shifts? Pretty much every manual transmission is exactly the same... you always should be completely stopped before shifting to reverse... nicer to your tranny.clicknext said:If I try to move the shifter into the R position with the clutch pressed all the way down, and the car has any forward speed at all, there's a terrible grinding sound. Obviously the solution would be to not move the shifter until the car is completely stopped, but sometimes I forget by accident, and I'm greeted by the bad sound. I was just wondering whether this is normal, because I thought that with the clutch pressed all the way down, it shouldn't matter where I put the shifter since nothing is in contact?
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yep, happened to me once, never did it again!
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