Reverse gear is stiff.

2Mad2BeMad

Hi guys ,

I bought my car over a year ago it's a Toyota auris 08
Since I've bought it i realised everytime.e I put it in reverse it feels very very stiff sometimes it takes me 2 or 3 times to put it in reverse successfully.
Today while reversing it actually popped out into neutral. Maybe I didn't have it in all the way but I didn't hear any gear grinding.

All the other gears are fine and smooth changing. Do I need a whole new gear box or is this a different problem?

Atlantic Dawn

Is it any easier to do after the car has warmed up or say after a long journey?

2Mad2BeMad

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is it any easier to do after the car has warmed up or say after a long journey?

Nope, its weird.

Sometimes it goes into place perfectly, then others it could take me 2-3 times and I'd have to force it into reverse like aggressively.

then today while i was reversing, I stopped for about half a second/second just to check a mirror, then pop it went out of place, I didnt even notice it pop out until I tried to carry on reversing but all I was getting was revs from the engine :pac:

But no matter how long or little I drive for, it seems to always be the same.

robbie99

I had this problem on an old car I had (not a toyota) but it was when trying to engage first gear. It would only happen once every 10 times or so trying to engage 1st. Apparently it could be fixed if an 'input shaft spline' is cleaned and lubed but this involves taking the clutch or transmission out to access it. Instead I lived with it. To engage the gear you had to engage some other gear first (2nd was easiest) before trying to re-engage the problem one. And I forget if simply releasing the clutch and pressing it again also allowed the gear to engage.

blackbox

I'd suspect that your clutch is not releasing fully.

Chippy01

Since reverse is not used as much as the forward gears, I would first check the gearshift linkage. It's possible all it needs is a good clean and lubrication.