Hi
Since changing my gear cables a few months ago I've been having difficulty getting reverse to stay in gear. It engages but doesn't feel as if its fully engaging. If I reverse a bit abruptly it just jumps out of gear. If I gently let the clutch out it reverse's ok, but if I accelerate if pops out of reverse.
I've tried adjusting the gearbox linkage, both lengthening and reducing the length of the small tie rod. But no change.
Also tried adjusting the cross gate stop screw in front of the gear lever, again no change.
Any advice welcome.
PS meant to say new cables seemed a bit longer than originals
Reverse problems
Reverse problems
Last edited by Kinger on Fri Jun 03, 2016 10:48 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Reverse problems
Is reverse a synchromesh?
If you're not living on the edge you're wasting too much space!
Re: Reverse problems
I had a similar issue with reverse being more difficult to fully engage after changing the backwards/forwards gear cable on my MGF runabout that obviously has the same engine & gearbox.
It turned out that the newer gear cables are slightly longer than the originals and mine had a white plastic sleeve insert that the gear cable slides through. At the gearbox end of the gear cable this white plastic sleeve insert was about 10mm too long and was preventing me fully engaging reverse gear. On researching I then discovered other people had similar issues with new cables and I used a small hacksaw blade to cut through the plastic sleeve only and slid the 10mm waste piece off the cable with the joint removed.
This sorted the problem for me and selecting reverse has been fine ever since.
Maybe something similar with yours.......
It turned out that the newer gear cables are slightly longer than the originals and mine had a white plastic sleeve insert that the gear cable slides through. At the gearbox end of the gear cable this white plastic sleeve insert was about 10mm too long and was preventing me fully engaging reverse gear. On researching I then discovered other people had similar issues with new cables and I used a small hacksaw blade to cut through the plastic sleeve only and slid the 10mm waste piece off the cable with the joint removed.
This sorted the problem for me and selecting reverse has been fine ever since.
Maybe something similar with yours.......
Re: Reverse problems
No.Stephen wrote:Is reverse a synchromesh?
I is in your loomz nibblin ur wirez
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Re: Reverse problems
Thanks Ron,UncleRon wrote:I had a similar issue with reverse being more difficult to fully engage after changing the backwards/forwards gear cable on my MGF runabout that obviously has the same engine & gearbox.
It turned out that the newer gear cables are slightly longer than the originals and mine had a white plastic sleeve insert that the gear cable slides through. At the gearbox end of the gear cable this white plastic sleeve insert was about 10mm too long and was preventing me fully engaging reverse gear. On researching I then discovered other people had similar issues with new cables and I used a small hacksaw blade to cut through the plastic sleeve only and slid the 10mm waste piece off the cable with the joint removed.
This sorted the problem for me and selecting reverse has been fine ever since.
Maybe something similar with yours.......
My cables are Elise parts and can't see any white sleeve. I'll have a better look when I get the undertray off. Otherwise need to find someway of reducing the length.
Cheers