Possibly Tranny Problem??

[02GT]

When I first start the car up after from being in a store or something, it wont go into reverse, period. I have to wait about 40 seconds before it will go, and if I do force it into reverse, when I try to back up it grinds and makes a horrible noise. I'm not a complete moron when it comes to driving a stick and ive never had this problem before. Any help? :dunno:

 

[AaRoN]

j/k :lol:



have you tried putting it in 1st then reverse. or 5th then reverse. this is a typical problem with Ford trannys.

 

[02GT]

haha its 4 am and Im a lazy poster . Yeah I just texted a friend of mine about the problem and his response was "put it in first then reverse dumbass" lmao.

 

[AaRoN]

i have developed the habit of putting it in 1st then reverse. works everytime for me. Ford apparently thought reverse wasn't very important to Mustang owners :nonono:

 

[02GT]

They go so fast in 1st why worry about reverse?

 

[AaRoN]

They go so fast in 1st why worry about reverse?

my thoughts exactly ;D

 

[reivaxtorres]

its actually a known problem on the t-45, and ford offered a voulentary recall on them. basically there is something wrong with the synchros/casting of the reverse mechanisim in the transmission that will cause it to be hard as hell to into reverse and then pop out once in. i think ford MIGHT have extended the warranty on these transmissions up to 90k miles or something like that, not sure tho. it was never a recall, it was just a TSB. if anyone came in with these problems, ford already knew about it and just replaced the transmission with a new one. no way of fixing it cheaply w/o getting into modifying it, if it really bugs you that much you should just look into buying a new transmission. any rebuild isnt going to help you at all, trust me, i tried it. got tired of it, and after i blew out the 3-4 shift fork for a 2nd time in a row, i just bought a used t-45 off a cobra.

 

[Black97GT]

I just bought a rebuilt tranny....if it isn't too bad just do the 1st then reverse thing. I still do it with my brand new one just a habit...

 

[reivaxtorres]

I just bought a rebuilt tranny....if it isn't too bad just do the 1st then reverse thing. I still do it with my brand new one just a habit...

yeah, the 1st then reverse thing never worked for me, i had to keep revving it up until it finally went in. got pulled over once because the cop thought i was either trying to steal it or show off.

 

[02GT]

haha reiv you just have bad luck with cops don't you

The 1st then reverse thing works fine for me, I guess I have to start getting into that habit.

 

[reivaxtorres]

haha reiv you just have bad luck with cops don't you

its about even right now. ive had my good luck and bad luck dealing with cops. i think ive been able to get away with more things than ive been caught for, but ive cooled off now.

 

[jys97cobra]

thats normal on my car...always put ti in 3rd then reverse... when i first bought the car my first stang and juss put it in reverse
damn thing grinded like crazy at times...lol

 

[02GT]

yeah thats what I did with this one, I thought the tranny was goin bad until i found out that most t-45 trannys do that.

 

[95Grandtouring5.0]

My 95 gt has always been a bitch to get in reverse warm or not, I do the first gear trick also, although sometimes its not enough, when you put it in first, let the car move a inch or 2 then try reverse and it should work like a charm.

 

[TxCobrA98]

my t45 does it to like everyone elses haha.. i sometimes do the first to reverse thing or just let it roll like 5 centimeters... its gay.

the tranny is getting redone when the motor is out so.. O0

 

[02GT]

Yeah the first to reverse thing doesnt always work but letting it roll then into reverse does everytime.

 

[AaRoN]

Yeah the first to reverse thing doesnt always work but letting it roll then into reverse does everytime.

another thing that works is letting out on the clutch pedal and then pushing it back in.

 

[tazzracing1]

Possile to fix with simple clutch adjustment or a clutch replacement. I had this issue with my 97 had to install new clutch no more problem. Change the shift also with a quality one this will stop the fork damage that people experiance.