Reverse In An Auto

[Ninka]

Hey guys

since ive had my car ive noticed that when putting it in2 reverse it takes a little time ie 3 sec or so to register and shift. When I do reverse b4 it shifts it gives a big jolt.  I gave it 2 my mechanic and he said its weird aswell. In drive its fine no dramas.

So I took it 2 ford 2day to see if theres anything wrong coz its still under warranty, and he said its normal  . Just wondering if it happens to any1 else.

cheers

steven

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On my AU Fairmont I questioned this, and I was told that it can be changed, and the cars delivered for the police do not have this delay

Apparantly there is some kind of bleed (oil or air I'm not sure) which prevents engagement of reverse, and by increasing the size of the bleed orifice the change can be almost instant.

[DBOSS]

Same thing was happening to me just before 2nd to 3rd gear started slipping then the gearbox was replaced

[Turbo6man]

Hey, it's an auto right? Why should reverse be any different to the other gears? Just get used to it - autos are slow at selecting gears - fullstop! If you want to be able to engage a gear instantly you should have bought a manual.

[tab]

Fair point.

There's no point getting upset about it, just learn to deal with it.

[faygun]

same problem here. it annoys the sh*t out of me but what can u do? ford says its normal. yeah normal my F#$%en ass.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Ford do it to soften the blow when reverse enagages....helps to disguise the diff clunk...any decent trans mob can speed it up just be prepared for the mega clunk...

[qwigybo]

of course ford are going to say it's normal if every car is rooted and has the same problem it's just what they are accumstomed (SP?) to dealing with