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Old 10-08-2008, 18:10   #1
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Help!! Can't get into reverse

I tried to put it in reverse and it wont go in! out of the blue,i just had to push it into the parking spot,can anyone help? ive had no problems at all since getting the car and no indication to gearbox problems,all teh other gears are grand
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re: Help!! Can't get into reverse

Did you try lifting the clutch up an down a couple of times?
That normally works for me.
I also sometimes find when my handbrake is on i cant get reverse.
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Old 10-08-2008, 20:57   #3
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i don't remember what the two cables do, but have a look in the engine bay. as you stand in front of car to the right a fair way down is the gear selector. Cable hasn't snapped or come off?
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Old 10-08-2008, 21:54   #4
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re: Help!! Can't get into reverse

tried the clutch pumping thing,tried it with the handake on and off.
@mrmo if it snapped would i still be able to use the rest of the gears with no problem? i jacked it up and had a look but couldnt see any cable hanging. hope to god this isnt an expensive job
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Did you try lifting the clutch up an down a couple of times?
That normally works for me.
I also sometimes find when my handbrake is on i cant get reverse.
Same here
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re: Help!! Can't get into reverse

I had an issue with my gearbox a couple of weeks ago,i could only get 2nd and 4th

How long have you had your car? Is it under warranty still?

I was fortunate to still be covered ,turned out to be the gear selectors broke so got that done under warranty

But my clutch was 80% worn which didnt help so paid £200 for a new clutch

Get it in mate in case you start having trouble with any more gears,thats what happened to me,first i couldn't get 5th,then 1st and then next day couldnt get 3rd or reverse!

Just get it checked matey
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re: Help!! Can't get into reverse

ive had it since april, warranty was up 3weeks ago,have had no problems at all until today,i reversed out of the driveway grand and about 40 motorway miles later i pulled over to a shop and couldnt reverse out of the spot,had to push it! its going straight to the mechanic tomorrow!!hopefully its nothing serious,just amazed it has happened out of the blue with no hint of a problem occuring
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Tell me about it!!!!!

Hope its nothing serious zero T

Let us know how you get on
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will do! say its the selector, cheers k04
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Old 11-08-2008, 19:35   #10
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re: Help!! Can't get into reverse

phew! gear selector was taken out and cleaned, dirt must have gotten up into it from all the floods compliments of the ****ty weather.no probs now
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Nice to know its all sorted mate
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Re: Help!! Can't get into reverse

cleaning it was a short term solution! its constantly stiff going into reverse, would i be looking at much to get a new one?
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Re: Help!! Can't get into reverse

No idea, but if the linkage was out to be cleaned, was it reassembled and adjusted properly?
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