Is it just me but just bought a rx-8 and why is it so hard to get it into reverse..is that normal just to move it across? Had a celica before and it was never that hard to put it into reverse. Just wondering if there made that way for a safety issue. thanks

 

I'm assuming you have a 6speed manual. To put it in reverse, you need to push straight down on the shifter(not back), then all the way to the right, and then down.

 

yeah I go all the way to the right but its hard to get it to reverse it wont go all the way and keeps ending up in 6th. I have to push it really hard over and then down into reverse. I never had a car that was that hard to get it into reverse like that>>> any suggestions???

 

SLow down.. first then reverse.

 

I push down first then over

 

But im talking about when its in park just to back up its really hard to get it into reverse I have to push it really hard over just thought it was weird...actually wife drove it today and couldnt get it into reverse at all!!! Should i get that checked out or is it me??lol

 

You--your posts don't make any sense.

 

push DOWN on the shifter. as in, push it down towards the ground...then move it all the way to the right and back towards the rear of the car. read the manual...

how do you buy a car without knowing how to drive it?

 

I have a 6speed manual its in park im trying to reverse, I turn on the car i shift down from first all the way over to the right and then down but i end up in 6th gear...I actually have to push really hard REALLY HARD OVER to the right then down to reverse...I was just asking if thats normal that I have to push it that hard over to get it into reverse.....

 

push straight down, as in put your hand on top of the shifter then push like you are trying to push it down through the floor, not towards the back of the vehicle, then all the way to the right, then towards the back of the car. sometimes it is a little hard to put it into reverse if the synchros arent lined up quite right, if that is the case, try putting it into first gear, then reverse.

 

ok listen, you push the shifter down to the ground it will sink in and then you move it over to the right and shift down. not over to the right and then down.
you are to push it to the ground then slant it to the right and then pull it down parrallel to the ground towards the rear of the 8

 

HELLO? Read the posts and then answer.

 

0. put the gear box in NEUTRAL.
1. right foot down on the brake, left foot down on the clutch.
2. key in ignition, start up the car.
3. PUSH DOWN on the shifter **** so that it's depressed. (you'll be able to feel it.).
4. gently pull the **** all the way to all the way to the right, then pull it back.
5. release the brake (right foot), and gently let up on the clutch (left foot).

if after doing all this u still don't get it, then drive (or push) the car back to the dealer and have them teach u in person how to do it.

 

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Originally Posted by lurch519

push straight down, as in put your hand on top of the shifter then push like you are trying to push it down through the floor, not towards the back of the vehicle, then all the way to the right, then towards the back of the car. sometimes it is a little hard to put it into reverse if the synchros arent lined up quite right, if that is the case, try putting it into first gear, then reverse.

If you don't understand this and can't answer if you are doing this, then please do us all a favor and drive an automatic Toyota Camry.

 

rule #1 of owning an RX-8: if you have no clue how to shift into reverse, and nothing seems to work, push A LOT HARDER and then it will work. And if that doesn't work, use a rubber mallet (because a hammer would scratch).

 

wow...

 

joystick dirrections ( right, left, back, foward, you don' need up cause it will rip the joy stick out, and finally down....
so first goes down maintaine pressure as you go right then back the more you practice the better you ll get at it. look just keep trying it will be come easyer with time, hope that helps

 

Normally it takes 2 clicks on the gear **** to engage the reverse gear

 

"R" is for Race, not Reverse. The RX-8 does not have a reverse gear.

1.3L

 

Look what more do you want us to tell you? "No it's not normal."? Go to a dealer and MAYBE you'll have a faulty gearbox or maybe,, just maybe, they will teach you.

 

yea thats what I do too...Push it down and then all the way to the right

 

1. there are no adjustments on the shifter. the dealer can only hope to correct operator error

2. those of us who have had the shifter out know that you only have to press downward before moving the lever to the right. once the lever is down and to the right, the tang on the shaft is under the lockout plate and you don't have to apply downward pressure anymore, just pull rearward.

 

^ what he said.

 

Sometimes it doesn't go all the way into reverse and when i let the clutch out it just grinds, I've found that if i keep pulling back while letting the clutch out it will pop into gear.

Does that sound like a bent shift fork? I've been wondering about that becuase I have to be pretty concentrated on my 1-2 shifts to avoid grinds... i have an 06 so that 04' tsb means nothing to me

 

Ok you guys don't have to be asses...the thing is hard to get into reverse sometimes no matter how hard I push now the damn thing won't go into reverse without my "trick" otherwise I get the grinding noise that lets you know its not engaged....

If you try to put the car in reverse and it doesn't feel like its completely set....then hold the clutch in and keep pressing the shifter down and back...slowly let the clutch out while still pressing the **** down and back and it will pop right into place...no more grinds annd easy as pie...