[Renalicious]

Went to see the mechanic today and he took the car out for a quick test drive. In his opinion the problem with my reverse gear is transmission based, and I'm kind of leaning towards that same conclusion. All other gears shift really well irregardless whether the car is stopped or in motion. Still, if it's only reverse that's giving me problems then it's not too bad: I don't exactly use that gear a lot, and I can always put the car into the reverse with the engine stopped, then start the car. Just to clarify, over a period of a couple of weeks it got harder and harder to shift into reverse... so I'm inclined to think that it IS something to do with the transmission.



However he mentioned that the problem MAY get a bit better once the clutch gets worn in, and once the clutch hydraulics are rebled.

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[jaap]

[quote name='Renalicious' post='38946' date='Jul 28 2007, 12:11 AM']Went to see the mechanic today and he took the car out for a quick test drive. In his opinion the problem with my reverse gear is transmission based, and I'm kind of leaning towards that same conclusion. All other gears shift really well irregardless whether the car is stopped or in motion. Still, if it's only reverse that's giving me problems then it's not too bad: I don't exactly use that gear a lot, and I can always put the car into the reverse with the engine stopped, then start the car. Just to clarify, over a period of a couple of weeks it got harder and harder to shift into reverse... so I'm inclined to think that it IS something to do with the transmission.



However he mentioned that the problem MAY get a bit better once the clutch gets worn in, and once the clutch hydraulics are rebled.[/quote]



I had a similar experience after changing the clutch and flywheel (and all other parts except the fork); difficult to shift into first and impossible to get into reverse when warm. Bled the hydraulics multiple times but did not make a difference. Decided to carefully keep on driving the car because before the clutch change I had no shifting problems like these. After a while (less then 500km?) the problem fixed itself). I think there was either still air in the clutch system which was released by use or more likely the new clutch plate had a very loose fibery texture which may have expanded when warming up and just grabbing and after some more miles (and clutch slip) this has smoothed down.



Jaap

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[Renalicious]

Ok, just got back from the mechanic. They didn't rebleed the clutch, but adjusted the master cylinder (made the pedal a bit softer), and put in some new / different gear oil. It's a bit easier to shift into reverse now, but still not butter smooth like other gears. But I'll give it more time and maybe it will go get better like jaap said, I'm very light with my clutches, so it might take a while for it to get broken in <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />

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