reverse lock out
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reverse lock out
i just sold my C-4 and am ordering an 08 manual. at the auto show i noticed that the 08 manuals don't have the reverse lock out ring that I had on my C-4. No one there could tell me why there isn't one on the 08's. Needless to say it would not be a good thing shifting from 4th into reverse. Does anyone know how this works? Is it done by the computer?
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On my O5 there is a solenoid on the transmission that prevents accidental reverse engagement. 08 is a different Tremec transmission - not sure if the mechanism is the same but a "lockout" is there to protect you.
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Thanks John, it is truely amazing to me that not one of the Chevy people at the Chicago Auto Show could answer this question for me. you would think that if they are selling a car that retails for between $55-$100 th0ousand dollars they could at least read the owners manual.
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Too much work I guess to read the manual and fully understand the product they are selling.Thanks John, it is truely amazing to me that not one of the Chevy people at the Chicago Auto Show could answer this question for me. you would think that if they are selling a car that retails for between $55-$100 th0ousand dollars they could at least read the owners manual.
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2008 owner's manual, page 2-32.
Your six-speed manual transmission has a feature that
allows you to safely shift into REVERSE (R) while
the vehicle is rolling at less than 3 mph (5 km/h). You
will be locked out if you try to shift into REVERSE (R)
while your vehicle is moving faster than 3 mph (5 km/h).
allows you to safely shift into REVERSE (R) while
the vehicle is rolling at less than 3 mph (5 km/h). You
will be locked out if you try to shift into REVERSE (R)
while your vehicle is moving faster than 3 mph (5 km/h).
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However, I can tell you that I was able to actually defeat the lockout solenoid on a couple of occasions on my 01Z06 when I failed to get into 5th from 4th gear. Getting into 5th on an upshift was always problematical on that car. Went back to neutral and gave it a hard flick of the wrist rightward and actually raked reverse at 60 mph. Ouch!!! No harm done that I was aware of and I had that car for 10s of thousands of miles afterward. 
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For the 06 it is at; https://www.mygmlink.com/pdf/go2cont...06corvette.pdf
For the 07 it is at; https://www.mygmlink.com/pdf/go2cont...07corvette.pdf
For the 08 it is at; https://www.mygmlink.com/pdf/go2cont...08corvette.pdf
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