M6 Reverse lockout. What speed does this occur?
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M6 Reverse lockout. What speed does this occur?
right now my speedo is messed up due to a diff issue and im hitting R instead of 5th on occasion, but only at lower speeds. What speed does the reverse lockout occur so i dont try to shove it into 5th before that speed?
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Re: M6 Reverse lockout. What speed does this occur? (TT_Vert)
I didn't think gears affect the speedo......at least not on the A4 they don't.
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Re: M6 Reverse lockout. What speed does this occur? (Buckmaster)
the reluctor ring in my diff is offset to the center of the diff and the speedo doesnt read till 20mph or so.
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Re: M6 Reverse lockout. What speed does this occur? (TT_Vert)
It's 5mph I believe. I'm pretty damn sure because whenever I try a 3pt turn I can feel the lockout give way right before I come to a stop.
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Re: M6 Reverse lockout. What speed does this occur? (TT_Vert)
Are you pushing too hard? You can override the lockout if you push hard enough. All the lockout solenoid does is engage a spring that holds the gate closed. It is designed to be overridden in case there is a problem with the solenoid.
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Re: M6 Reverse lockout. What speed does this occur? (Bill Dearborn)
i dont think so. i never once had this problem before the rear went in. Im sure its the speedo and the reverse lockout not engaging. sometimes i can push it further over to teh right then others and im trying to see what MPH this occurs.
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Re: M6 Reverse lockout. What speed does this occur? (TT_Vert)
I believe its 5mph as suggested above. If your solenoid is failing, the good news is that its cheap and you can replace it pretty simply.
Mine started out the same as yours- and quickly the situation deteriated to any speed, the lockout would not work. Try shifting to 5th on the freeway and tapping R. You will fill your drawers just like I did.
We hooked up the ODB scanner and tried to manually open it and now the car fires codes for it- I'd wonder if yours would do the same.
I know mine is either a loose ground or the PCM. I just haven't had the time or money to pay somebody to find out which it is. Until then, I have been skipping 5th pretty often. Hope yours is nothing.
Good luck.
Mine started out the same as yours- and quickly the situation deteriated to any speed, the lockout would not work. Try shifting to 5th on the freeway and tapping R. You will fill your drawers just like I did.
We hooked up the ODB scanner and tried to manually open it and now the car fires codes for it- I'd wonder if yours would do the same.
I know mine is either a loose ground or the PCM. I just haven't had the time or money to pay somebody to find out which it is. Until then, I have been skipping 5th pretty often. Hope yours is nothing.
Good luck.
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Re: M6 Reverse lockout. What speed does this occur? (Bill Dearborn)
Are you pushing too hard? You can override the lockout if you push hard enough. All the lockout solenoid does is engage a spring that holds the gate closed. It is designed to be overridden in case there is a problem with the solenoid.
Bill
Bill
ive had an appt. at the dealership, but i missed it. i dont guess its getting any worse, just need to get it fixed.
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