Sorry to put a damper on the warm fuzzy feeling of having something explained as 'normal', but this is NOT normal. I have the same problem and it is definitely not the same as the no-syncro-on-reverse scenario. That is when input gears are spinning but output gears aren't, so with out syncros there is some grind to get past (bringing output gears to a stop) when shifting into reverse. Or neither the input nor the output gears are spinning so you can encounter a situation where into two teeth butting up against one another. In this case letting off the clutch just a bit will nudge the input gear so you can slip into revers. In both of these cases you can feel that you aren't able to move the lever all the way into the "in gear" position for reverse. *BUT* What jborge (and I, and others) are experiencing is quite different. It's as tho the 'place' for reverse has moved down and you can't get the lever all the way there. It's really weird. I find it difficult to determine weather or not I'm in gear until I let the clutch out. Then I either move or grind. It can be quite embarassing. Also I've run into a couple of situations where I couldn't get it to ever go in. Had to find a forward way out. A couple of times it has affected 4th and 2nd too. TH claims that it has to do with a under-designed "shift tower" and that the real cure is to get the better one from a Focus MTX75. Doesn't sound like an easy job though. I would love to take mine in as it is still under warrantee, but I can never get it to happen when I want it too. I get the problem maybe 5% of the time or less. Any new thoughts on this?
Last edited by duc1; 11/18/02 08:03 PM.
