Hard to put into reverse gear
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Hard to put into reverse gear
Hi,
I've been experiencing the difficulties putting my Final Edition into the reverse gear for several times. Basically, I felt a great focus stopping me from putting the stick into the reverse gear (the car was always completely stopped when it happened; also, the clutch was always pushed to the end). Then, I put the stick back to neutral and try the reverse gear again, same result. Usually, I put the stick in 1st gear, then reverse gear, then it works fine. This situation happened several times in the morning when the first time I start my car for the day (it's winter here in Australia). I suppose it happened once or twice when I was doing three point turn. Recently, it happened once - I shut down my car and started it after ~10mins, put it into reverse gear, failed, then 1st gear and reverse gear, fine.
Was it just because the cold whether or should I get my evo checked my some professionals?
Thank you!
I've been experiencing the difficulties putting my Final Edition into the reverse gear for several times. Basically, I felt a great focus stopping me from putting the stick into the reverse gear (the car was always completely stopped when it happened; also, the clutch was always pushed to the end). Then, I put the stick back to neutral and try the reverse gear again, same result. Usually, I put the stick in 1st gear, then reverse gear, then it works fine. This situation happened several times in the morning when the first time I start my car for the day (it's winter here in Australia). I suppose it happened once or twice when I was doing three point turn. Recently, it happened once - I shut down my car and started it after ~10mins, put it into reverse gear, failed, then 1st gear and reverse gear, fine.
Was it just because the cold whether or should I get my evo checked my some professionals?
Thank you!
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These cars don't actually have a reverse gear. If you put the car into 3rd gear or first gear preferably 3rd gear right before you put it into reverse it will work as smooth as glass every time because it uses first and third to act as a reverse.
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Wow, how have I never heard of this before.. I usually just let out slightly on the clutch, and it will typically slide into Reverse (not ideal, but had no idea bout this whole 1st/3rd thing).
I'm definitely going to try shifting in/out of 1st next time this happens!
I'm definitely going to try shifting in/out of 1st next time this happens!
#11
Yeah you can do it like that as well a lot of times when I'm in my semi I have to do this if the transmission is completely stopped by having the clutch in letting it out a little bit allows it to spin in for the gears to align. But the way the Lancer Evolution transmission is it's easiest to just put it in the third and then quickly put it into reverse.
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Yeah you can do it like that as well a lot of times when I'm in my semi I have to do this if the transmission is completely stopped by having the clutch in letting it out a little bit allows it to spin in for the gears to align. But the way the Lancer Evolution transmission is it's easiest to just put it in the third and then quickly put it into reverse.
#13
The problem is it's hard to get into reverse almost every time and to make sure it's as smooth as possible you should always put it in a third before reverse everytime. That just how it's designed.
#15
The transmission in general is finicky