I can not get shifter into rev. it will go into 5th, and used to work fine. always had to just go into nutral, first.
is there a way to fix without dropping trans, does anyone have pics of what to fix
Thanks Jon

 

What model car do you have? Because on the other civics it wouldnt always shift into reverse. Sometimes you had to put it in a different gear and then try reverse. I don't know if this is true on the newer cars too, but im guessing it could still be a problem.

Or are you implying no mater what you do you cant get it into reverse EVER?
more info would be helpful.

 

I think your Synchros are shot...
... then again... I'm an idiot...

 

1980 wagon

 

Hmmm. It couldnt be the synchros cause reverse doesnt have a synchro that way you dont accidently shift into it. And you cant get it to shift even if you trying shifting into first withe clutch still in and then into reverse?

 

right, once and a while it will go in ok, once yesterday, none today, I wonder if ther is a spring loaded gate at the shifter, know of anyone who has a blowup of shifter?

 

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My car is a always a bitch to get in reverse. Try this.

put the trans in nuteral. Let the clutch out. put the clutch back in and try to put the trans in reverse. Be gental though because if you try to force it in reverse it will grind. In you apply gental presure it should pop right in. Well unless you tranny is totaly fucked. good luck.

 

put it in reverse
pull gently towards reverse and let out the clutch slowly it will pop rite in
i have the same problem
and that s my fix.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 4cylinder &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">put it in reverse
pull gently towards reverse and let out the clutch slowly it will pop rite in
i have the same problem
and that s my fix.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Agreed, this works the same as my comment above. I offten do this as well.

 

tried that too, it seams like the 5th gear lock is stuck, before if you went into 5th, you could not go into rev with out going iito nenrtl is this device in trans or part of shifter?

 

if you read the service manual, honda actually reccommends that you shift your car into first and engage it for a sec, then shift into reverse. i dont know why this is so since ive never seen anyone do it, but thought id let ya know.

 

well fist thing i dont think u would be trying to do a 5th gear roll out right....lol

the wagon if i am right i belive it it 4wd if so you cables might be fcuked try seeing if the are loose if its a wagon"fwd hatch" then maybe your linkage is bent my buddy had a slamed CRX and ran ove so road kill...lol...it bent his shift linkage bars..he had NO 5th or REV.