jameshobiecat
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Reverse gear in my T-Jet crunches loudly almost every time I engage it, and sometimes does not want to engage at all. Occasionally it feels like it has engaged, but it has not, this results in a horrific grinding of gears as the clutch is released. It’s getting really embarrassing and is beyond a joke.
I have read other posts on here saying that 5 speed GPs do crunch and that you need to give it 2 seconds before engaging reverse but his does not work. I have tried everything, letting the clutch out in neutral before selecting reverse, going into 1st gear then reverse, mashing the clutch pedal into the floor very hard etc. The thing even crunches when selecting reverse from a standing start i.e. without having even gone into any forward gears. I have taken to starting the car in reverse with the clutch depressed when I know it’s the first gear I require.
Whilst the crunch is annoying, it is the reluctance to go into gear that worries me most.
Has anyone else suffered this reluctance to get reverse on their T-Jet? What was the cure? Has adjusting the gear selector cables worked for anyone or is it more serious than that?
P.S. The clutch feels fine; it still bites nice and low in the travel, feels light and does not slip. No other gears are difficult to engage. Car has done only 27k miles.
Regards, James
I have read other posts on here saying that 5 speed GPs do crunch and that you need to give it 2 seconds before engaging reverse but his does not work. I have tried everything, letting the clutch out in neutral before selecting reverse, going into 1st gear then reverse, mashing the clutch pedal into the floor very hard etc. The thing even crunches when selecting reverse from a standing start i.e. without having even gone into any forward gears. I have taken to starting the car in reverse with the clutch depressed when I know it’s the first gear I require.
Whilst the crunch is annoying, it is the reluctance to go into gear that worries me most.
Has anyone else suffered this reluctance to get reverse on their T-Jet? What was the cure? Has adjusting the gear selector cables worked for anyone or is it more serious than that?
P.S. The clutch feels fine; it still bites nice and low in the travel, feels light and does not slip. No other gears are difficult to engage. Car has done only 27k miles.
Regards, James