Accidently put into reverse while driving on dual carriageway

Retrogamer

You can normally change gear at a particular rpm low in the rev range. I had to drive a car 15 miles before with no clutch to get it replaced with some traffic lights involved.

I could still select all gears with by gentle pushing it into gear without touching the clutch then as the revs dropped really low it would pop in with no grinding. It drove fine in every gear.

If there is anyone you could get someone to do that, you'll know for certain if it's the clutch or not. Could be a bent selector fork as well perhaps.

forgotmyname

Retrogamer wrote: »

You can normally change gear at a particular rpm low in the rev range. I had to drive a car 15 miles before with no clutch to get it replaced with some traffic lights involved.

I could still select all gears with by gentle pushing it into gear without touching the clutch then as the revs dropped really low it would pop in with no grinding. It drove fine in every gear.

If there is anyone you could get someone to do that, you'll know for certain if it's the clutch or not. Could be a bent selector fork as well perhaps.

Been there done that several times. Stopping is a sod though. Having to start it up in gear makes you look like a wally

Jerk jerk jerk zoom......

All you need to do its match the revs to the next gear you want.

eh changing up from 3rd to 4th at say 40mph. 4000rpm in 3rd as you change up the revs may drop to 3000rpm. Lift off the trottle and pull into neutral and then get the revs to 3000 rpm and gently pull into 4th.

When changing down you need more revs. Unless slowing of course.

atrixblue.-MFR-.

agree the box is near scap now, the gear teeth with have stripped.


lucky though I have seen Toyota boxes and Honda boxes literally explode with this kind of slip up either that the engine goes bang.

marlasinger

But if the gear teeth have been stripped then surely I wouldn't have been able to drive it to the garage?

Joe_Horner

The symptoms you've described are classic clutch faults. Reverse is a separate (usually straight-cut) pair of gears and you may have chipped the edge of them But they don't get used except when you're reversing so that wouldn't be much of a problem - you may find that reverse is a little noisier than it was.

It's surprising how much damage gears will tolerate before they give real problems. Strip any box that's been in use for 50k miles or more and you've got a better than even chance of finding the odd lump missing here and there

anotheruser

Generally, cars will allow you to change gear without the clutch.
Not great for the car, but still do-able.

Lou24

Had aa out today as car wouldn't start . Aa said fuel pump gone
Left at a repair place and will call them in morning as they where closed.

Car is a t reg

Any idea how much this might cost

anotheruser

^ no as this thread isn't about that.

marlasinger

Got the car back from the garage this afternoon. They said it was only the clutch that needed replacing. :shocked:

I've driven it around, and it feels fine now. I'm still puzzled by the whole thing tho'. :shocked:

colino

You may well have been lucky and only knocked out the easily replaced clutch. But what about those particles and shavings that are floating around in your gearbox oil? Didn't they at least recommend it getting flushed?