Manual 90 reverse gear does not want to engage ?

[Shayne]

Reverse gear on my trucks seems to be out of sync , when the trucks cold selecting reverse is not usually a problem but i have noticed after only a short run it doesn't want to go in and i've sorta subconciously learnt to slip the clutch a little to make it catch . Today after 60 mile round trip the problem seemed much worse . 4 attempts at a stop failed to make it engage , but given i where i was (blocking entry and exit to a trading estate) i lost patience , gave it a welly full of rev slipped the clutch and rammed it into gear causing that grinding noise we all recognize as someone abusing a gearbox . 10 minutes later i arrived home and messed about a bit going back and forth where i do my usual 3 point turn and everything seemed fine ?

 

[Shayne]

Should have said i have reciepts for a brand new clutch fitted a month before i bought it (3 months ago maybe) and all other gear changes are spot on . This is a 5 speed manual swb 90 .

 

[tsviatko]

Well, mine does that really often, too. I think it's normal though since the reverse won't have a synchronizer by design. What you should do when that happens is:

1. leave the stick at neutral position
2. release the clutch fully
3. rev up a bit (just a quick press of the gas pedal)
4. fully press clutch pedal and try shifting to reverse again

That always works for me.

 

[ModelMakerMan]

I have the same problem with my KZJ70 sometimes and I do what tsviatko does but also find it works if you depress the clutch, swift into and out of 2nd and then into reverse.

 

[Shayne]

Thanks fellas its just one of those things we call character then . I just wanted to be sure i wasn't ignoring a small problem until it became a BIG problem .