Anyone ever have trouble with reverse?

[deftsound]

hey i was drivin around today and i noticed that sometimes its hard to put my car into reverse (its a 5spd). Sometimes its like it doesnt want to push in until i wiggle it around or put it in 4th or 5th first, anyone else have this problem?

 

[Kilgore Trout]

I do not ever have that problem...

Seriously though, how many miles on the car, the fluid, and the clutch?

 

[Pughman]

most all have that ! its a 99 , so wate till the damn thing starts pop'n out of reverse all the time ! bs

 

[sgarlic]

If you're at a stop you should put it in 5th anyway before you put it in reverse.. that slows all the crap down that's spinning in there or synchronizes something or other.. I do it out of habit now.. never had probs since I started doing that.

 

[Stang|ess]

If you're at a stop you should put it in 5th anyway before you put it in reverse.. that slows all the crap down that's spinning in there or synchronizes something or other.. I do it out of habit now.. never had probs since I started doing that.

When I do that, it refuses to go in at all. I have to throw it n 1st, then reverse.

 

[twogts4us]

Happens all the time in the 01 (with the T-45...and half the time it pops out while trying to backup). NEVER happens with the 02, TR-3650.

 

[Roger_4.6_96]

Roll forward in 3rd gear then go into reverse works the best

 

[four.six]

Roll forward in 3rd gear then go into reverse works the best

WHAT??...... no, dont do that. u should not be moving when going into reverse. maybe move forward a tad, then stop, then put in reverse. that used to help in my 00 GT. i suggest going into 5th then reverse.

 

[deftsound]

ok so its not necessarely not normal to have to play with it a little, thats what i wanted to know, in my 91 i always had to put it in 5th, so i guess il start doin that again, thanks guy

 

[Roger_4.6_96]

Pull the car forward in 3rd gear then stop. Then it will go in reverse.

 

[mrvax]

Yup. T-45 problem. I never had mine pop out once in though. I usually shift into 5th then reverse or 3rd, 5th reverse when it gets like that.

Note: One SN member here had started his Mustang in the winter to warm it in his driveway. A thief got into the car and attempted to back it out of the driveway and take off. The SN member ran outside and had time to kick through the driver side window and punch the thief all because the T-45 would go into reverse for him. Maybe it's a blessing in disguise.
True story.

 

[deftsound]

haha thats awesome, i bet that thief got the **** scared out of him!

 

[NPIGT]

I have problems getting it into reverse sometimes, but it never pops out once its in.

 

[lethalbite]

yeah i believe that is your synchronizer going out, i have the same problem, mine grinds while going into 5th gear, i don't know how much that would cost to be repaired, I'm too scared to ask..lol.

Matt

 

[Smeech]

I thought reverse has no syncro??

Same thing for me with my 99.... 5th then reverse... seems kinda normal.

 

[deftsound]

i know on the fox's the t-5 doesnt have a synchro and you have to put it in 5th first, i wasent sure about the 99-04

 

[Smeech]

iirc, the 3650 has a reverse synchro, but the t-45 (and t-5) do not.

 

[dkshadow]

Usually happens to me too...







Its usually when I first turn on the car... if I left off clutch I have to put it in first then back into reverse. If it doesnt work I try other gears to see if it goes in. Sometimes when I have the e-brake up it wont go in as well.

 

[TweekedGT]

Usually happens to me too...

Its usually when I first turn on the car... if I left off clutch I have to put it in first then back into reverse. If it doesnt work I try other gears to see if it goes in. Sometimes when I have the e-brake up it wont go in as well.

That's exactly how mine is.

 

[deftsound]

well im glad to know im not the only one, seems like ford would fix this after 9+ years of using the t-5..