Euro 6MT Reverse gear question

**aaronng** · 29-03-2005 06:18 PM

Just found a problem when I am on a slight incline and want to reverse. I let the brakes out a bit so the car is rolling backwards slowly, say below 5km/h. When I press the clutch in and shift into reverse, I get a huge GRIND! I have to be at a complete stop before the tranny will go into reverse. Is this normal? I remember with my old Corona, I could get into reverse with no problem when the car was slightly moving.

**aaronng** · 29-03-2005 06:34 PM

Time to answer my own question.... damn, that's lame. Anyway, I found on the US forums that their TSX also does the same thing, because there are no synchros in reverse gear. I guess the old Corona is an abnormality!

I'll leave this post here in case anyone else was wondering about this topic.

**yfin** · 29-03-2005 07:31 PM

Try selecting a forward gear before reverse - say 3rd then reverse. That is how I always do it and reverse goes in easily.

**aaronng** · 29-03-2005 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by yfin

Try selecting a forward gear before reverse - say 3rd then reverse. That is how I always do it and reverse goes in easily.

Is that when you are slightly moving backwards? Because when stationary, the reverse gear goes in fine and dandy. When the car is slightly moving, I get a huge grind, even when the car is moving so slowly.

**yfin** · 29-03-2005 08:03 PM

Originally Posted by aaronng

Is that when you are slightly moving backwards? Because when stationary, the reverse gear goes in fine and dandy. When the car is slightly moving, I get a huge grind, even when the car is moving so slowly.

Hmmm - I can't say as I don't recall selecting reverse whilst moving! You would need to rev match first if you were moving - so I guess reverse is the same.

**|N|** · 29-03-2005 08:04 PM

u have to be stationany la... coz rev. gear has no syrnco...

**aaronng** · 29-03-2005 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by |N|

u have to be stationany la... coz rev. gear has no syrnco...

HEhehehe.. .okok.. I'll give the rev match a try too. See if it still grinds. But thanks for the confirmation! I thought my Euro was "special" and loves to grind.

**EuroAccord13** · 29-03-2005 09:18 PM

I hate the grinding feeling I get sometimes from engaging reverse, breaks my heart.... But I feel better now knowing it's normal

**SPQR** · 13-09-2008 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by aaronng

Just found a problem when I am on a slight incline and want to reverse. I let the brakes out a bit so the car is rolling backwards slowly, say below 5km/h. When I press the clutch in and shift into reverse, I get a huge GRIND! I have to be at a complete stop before the tranny will go into reverse. Is this normal? I remember with my old Corona, I could get into reverse with no problem when the car was slightly moving.

My car just goes "clunk, ker-thud, ker-thud" when I shift from D to R and then blue smoke comes from the front wheels as the the engine revs to the limiter just before I hit the garage door.

Oops! Sorry, I should have looked at the original date of the post.

**hisoka** · 13-09-2008 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by EuroAccord13

I hate the grinding feeling I get sometimes from engaging reverse, breaks my heart.... But I feel better now knowing it's normal

this is exactly how i feel. actually if you read around most if not all manual hondas do this.

oi aarong i got semi auto accord now lol. manual for the hoons

**huhjared** · 13-09-2008 11:50 PM

sorry but would your euro whine when you reverse it? apparently my auto euro whines when its moving on reverse sounds weird a i didnt have this sound on all my previous cars but from honda and a mate who has a euro it does whine...