Got stuck in reverse gear!
02-06-2007, 02:41 AM
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RE: Got stuck in reverse gear!
It has happend to me as well, its the crappy tranny dgn.
It happend to me after backing into a parking space once. I just popped it out by loading and unloading the drivetrain quickly while trying to push the shifer out of reverse. I know its hard on the components, but its better than beating the hell out of the shifter while in place. If you were to do that I imagine it could break the shift fork.
It happend to me after backing into a parking space once. I just popped it out by loading and unloading the drivetrain quickly while trying to push the shifer out of reverse. I know its hard on the components, but its better than beating the hell out of the shifter while in place. If you were to do that I imagine it could break the shift fork.
02-06-2007, 02:57 AM
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RE: Got stuck in reverse gear!
ORIGINAL: jitt
i'm not sure but i think your supposed to lock up the brakes first so it stops the driveshaft and then dump it into reverse.......i heard it makes for a nice 180.
i'm not sure but i think your supposed to lock up the brakes first so it stops the driveshaft and then dump it into reverse.......i heard it makes for a nice 180.
02-06-2007, 03:11 AM
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RE: Got stuck in reverse gear!
dude....your motor only spins one way. there is a counter gear that slides in your trans to reverse the way the gears go. am i reading that last post right? does he think your motor spins backwords when you back up>???
02-06-2007, 03:19 AM
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RE: Got stuck in reverse gear!
ORIGINAL: CobraStangGT16
How does locking up the brakes stop the driveshaft? And I'm pretty sure that will blow your engine if it starts to spin backwards. I've heard horror stories from guys who go into spinouts and forget to let in the clutch so when the car's going backwards, the motor doesn't do likewise. The engines are gone the next day or so. Horrible... Yeah BTW I grind into reverse almost every time. I think I'm just losing the synchros.
ORIGINAL: jitt
i'm not sure but i think your supposed to lock up the brakes first so it stops the driveshaft and then dump it into reverse.......i heard it makes for a nice 180.
i'm not sure but i think your supposed to lock up the brakes first so it stops the driveshaft and then dump it into reverse.......i heard it makes for a nice 180.
02-06-2007, 03:25 AM
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RE: Got stuck in reverse gear!
ORIGINAL: incubus1275
dude....your motor only spins one way. there is a counter gear that slides in your trans to reverse the way the gears go. am i reading that last post right? does he think your motor spins backwords when you back up>???
dude....your motor only spins one way. there is a counter gear that slides in your trans to reverse the way the gears go. am i reading that last post right? does he think your motor spins backwords when you back up>???
02-06-2007, 04:17 AM
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RE: Got stuck in reverse gear!
ahh now i get what you meen, its hard to understand some times thought damn forums. like, if the car were to stall while going backwards in a forward gear. I've heard that rumor too. never had it proved though. every thing would go in reverse, cams and all. i dont think it would blow, but i could imagine it wouldn't be good at all.
02-07-2007, 12:28 AM
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RE: Got stuck in reverse gear!
let me try to explain a little better and anyone feel free to acknowledge if this is right......if your going foward and dump into reverse at high rev the car will do an immediate 180 and then while going backwards "you do not" put it in a foward gear(neutral or clutch in) because you do not need power at the wheels to do a reverse 180 only momentum....then rev and gear match according to final foward momentum and BAM!,,,a full 360[sm=ts.gif]
02-07-2007, 01:21 AM
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RE: Got stuck in reverse gear!
ORIGINAL: jitt
let me try to explain a little better and anyone feel free to acknowledge if this is right......if your going foward and dump into reverse at high rev the car will do an immediate 180 and then while going backwards "you do not" put it in a foward gear(neutral or clutch in) because you do not need power at the wheels to do a reverse 180 only momentum....then rev and gear match according to final foward momentum and BAM!,,,a full 360[sm=ts.gif]
let me try to explain a little better and anyone feel free to acknowledge if this is right......if your going foward and dump into reverse at high rev the car will do an immediate 180 and then while going backwards "you do not" put it in a foward gear(neutral or clutch in) because you do not need power at the wheels to do a reverse 180 only momentum....then rev and gear match according to final foward momentum and BAM!,,,a full 360[sm=ts.gif]
