Hey guys, I've been searching the forums and google and I can't seem to find the answer to this as I still, to me having a issue with Reverse. I kind of asked this question in my other posts but I'm asking about reverse now specifically. First I have some issues getting locked out but hear its normal.

Ok, Mind you I have flushed the Trans fluid and rear diff and also currently going thro the ranger method. Fluid is still brownish.

When I go into Reverse "sometimes" its smooth but most of the time it takes some effort and when I do that I feel the shifter click 2-3 times and into gear. Mind you I'm applying some force or effort but to me doesn't seem normal unless it is I don't know. It doesn't just go in with one click and some push "sometimes" it does , majority of the time I have to give me some more effort and I feel the shift hit 2-3 clicks and its in gear or just 2 clicks. Also what did happened a few times I would feel one "big bump " and not really a click, mind you with some force little more then usual.

Dano523 said this is normal but I want to hear everyone else on this topic. I brought the car to the dealer and they said nothing is wrong with the car. The service manager drove it and the mechanic. So its normal to kind of force the car into reverse or give it some effort to go in? My thing is the clicks to get into gear besides the effort part All the other gears are fine I can literally use no effort at all to shift which I think is normal or a tiny bit of effort not a lot of effort. I hope I'm explaining it good enough and the effort part. I'm really not sure what's a normal amount of effort for this to actually be normal.

The gear doesn't not grind just simply doesn't go in or I have to give some effort to get into gear "Reverse" First I heard is normal I guess. some part of just doesn't see having to use effort in a car to get into gear Idunno. Thanks guys.

 

If by "clicks" youre feeling the gear teeth engaging... that is not normal and its probably clutch related, possibly slightly dragging? reverse engaging should feel like the other gears, with maybe somewhat more force but not much.

 

I don't know if you're talking about a automatic or standard, of even what year your car is but that's not normal for my 07 A6.

 

Maybe I mean notch and not click it feels like a click but Polly notch is the correct term? the other gears 'click/Notch" when I go into gear. I have no issues with the others feel smooth. Sorry.

Sorry, its a 05 with 25K 6speed.

 

I've read about the 2005 trans. issues with going into first gear, requiring extra forces. This was related to the type of cut of the trans. gears, but maybe the issues are the same for reverse also.

My 2006 at times will not go into any gear at random, but finding another gear that it will go into and letting the clutch out slightly to move the car a bit, helps get it into the gear I wanted to use, including reverse.

My thought is that the synros/gear will just get hung up in a non alignment position, and moving the car slightly, changes that.

A manual will always seem to shift much easier when in motion, aiding in the gear mesh process.

 

I forgot to mention once I get it into reverse and put it in neutral it goes in smooth as butter after that. which kind of defeats the purpose but just wanted to let you guys know. Also I had a friend of mine check reverse to and it gave him alittle issues 3 out of the 7 times.

After he would get into reverse he would go into another gear then put in neutral push the clutch down and go into reverse again to see what happens.

 

It could be something to do with the reverse lockout assembly or solenoid malfunction. Or it could be normal, I occasionally have to finesse mine into reverse, sometimes have to select another gear first, then try reverse, but it's infrequent and never takes more than a couple of tries. I seem to recall having similar issues with other manual transmission cars I drove many years ago.

 

Yeah its driving me insane, I don't know if its normal.. When you say finesse do you mean like giving it more effort? How often did this happen to you?

 

Occasionally I try it and it won't go into reverse, so all I do is pick another gear, out of habit I use first, then try reverse once again and as I recall it'll always go in. There's never any grinding. It seems the transmission internals need to be lined up somewhat and selecting another gears does it. As I mentioned, it doesn't happen often and has pretty much been like that since I bought it with 6K miles on it, and now I'm closing in on 38K.

 

Yeah this happens everyday to me. But like I dead it goes in but it's tuff. Not using / hands tuff but I have to give it some effort. The soleniod must work because if it didn't wouldnt it open up so I can get over into reverse? It's going up into the gear where it's ruff.

After I get it into gear if I back out and go in its smooth as butter. I also notice today when I get it onto reverse back out and go into 1st let's say, when I go back into reverse its fine BUT if I go into first and move about a foot when I goto reverse its give me alitle trouble