Shifting into reverse...

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Clint in the 'burgh
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Post by Clint in the 'burgh »

How hard is it for you to move your shifter from neutral into reverse?
From day one, putting my car into reverse has been a challenge. No grinding of gears, clutch pedal travel is fine, clutch appeares to be okay. It just takes a tremedous amount of force to move the shifter into position.

How hard should it be?
(all other gear selections are fine)
Bryan in NC
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Location: Chapel Hill, NC

Post by Bryan in NC »

Sometimes difficult for me as well. Try positioning the lever into 3rd before going to R. Seems to be a good workaround for me.
Skeen
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Post by Skeen »

Shot in the dark here:

Maybe your reverse light switch is stuck/tight? Try taking it out and shifting once. It's on the upper driver's side of the tranny, kinda tight up there though. I have no idea if this will actually work, just a thought.
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