Reverse is a pain in the a$$
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Reverse is a pain in the a$$
My 2003 M6 frequently will not go into reverse without pulling a little in a forward gear to..what...shake it loose? Happens about 30 percent of the time. Will a new shifter help this or is is a problem with the transaxle?
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Originally Posted by Phil97SVT
Mine usually requires shifting to first than to reverse.
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All 3 of my manual cars do that at some point in time. Don't know exactly why, but no biggie. Sometimes, I even have to go to 2nd, then up to first. Once again, no biggie.
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Originally Posted by BigTMan
My 2003 M6 frequently will not go into reverse without pulling a little in a forward gear to..what...shake it loose? Happens about 30 percent of the time. Will a new shifter help this or is is a problem with the transaxle?
... are you talking about from a start? or just driving down the road?
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Originally Posted by BigTMan
Pssttt.. listen guys. my wife won't let me blow any more money this year on mods.....unless it was a saftey issue
How'd I do?
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Originally Posted by Neablas
... are you talking about from a start? or just driving down the road?
I pull forward. Stop to back into a parking spot. Sometimes will not go in to reverse.
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Originally Posted by BigTMan
Pssttt.. listen guys. my wife won't let me blow any more money this year on mods.....unless it was a saftey issue
See if this works.......
"The Federal Department of Corvettes has, on occasion recommended use of Hurst shifters for replacement of stock in those cases where the driver has difficulty getting it in reverse. Of course, if you can't get it in any other gear you should get out of the car and try a motel."
....or something like that.
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Originally Posted by BigTMan
I pull forward. Stop to back into a parking spot. Sometimes will not go in to reverse.
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[QUOTE=Mark 84ltblu]This is most definately a safety issue and requires the installation of an aftermarket shifter to correct. GM has been supressing the info but this condition is only cured by the addition of a short throw shifter.
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B&M Ripper made the condition worse in my 00 M6. Plus 1st is a PITA too.
Fred K.
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B&M Ripper made the condition worse in my 00 M6. Plus 1st is a PITA too.
Fred K.
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Originally Posted by Mark 84ltblu
This is most definately a safety issue and requires the installation of an aftermarket shifter to correct. GM has been supressing the info but this condition is only cured by the addition of a short throw shifter.
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Most excellant!!!
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Hmmm.......synchros, gears, shafts.....they do need to be aligned before they all engage
1st then reverse will get it every time....UNLESS you have a problem
1st then reverse will get it every time....UNLESS you have a problem
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Now don't take this to personally, but the MN6 in the Corvette is not the best gearbox in the world, by a country mile.
The reverse on mine is just the pits. It will frequently feel like it's gone in and then as I let the clutch out I get that wonderful grinding noise of a not quite engaged gear. Obviously this only ever happens when someone is looking at me, and the more people that are looking the more likely it is to happen . . .
Basically, the further I drive it the better it becomes, but it'll never be good. I have changed to a round gear **** recently and this has made things much better. Being a Brit and of a certain age I am more used to such a configuration and the 2 million miles I have driven in manual cars means that you can get stuck in your ways a bit . .
I shall be installing a Hurst or billet shifter as soon as the Finance Director (she who must be obeyed) will sanction it, but in the meantime I try to be careful.
Could be worse, I could own a TVR.
The reverse on mine is just the pits. It will frequently feel like it's gone in and then as I let the clutch out I get that wonderful grinding noise of a not quite engaged gear. Obviously this only ever happens when someone is looking at me, and the more people that are looking the more likely it is to happen . . .
Basically, the further I drive it the better it becomes, but it'll never be good. I have changed to a round gear **** recently and this has made things much better. Being a Brit and of a certain age I am more used to such a configuration and the 2 million miles I have driven in manual cars means that you can get stuck in your ways a bit . .
I shall be installing a Hurst or billet shifter as soon as the Finance Director (she who must be obeyed) will sanction it, but in the meantime I try to be careful.
Could be worse, I could own a TVR.
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Originally Posted by BigTMan
Pssttt.. listen guys. my wife won't let me blow any more money this year on mods.....unless it was a saftey issue