hard to get in reverse
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From: New Jersey
From what I understand, reverse on the GSR uses the 1st and 3rd gears. I read on these forums a while ago that shifting to 1st and then 3rd before going into reverse will help if you get locked out. The one and only time I have had difficulty getting into reverse was a few weeks ago leaving work. 1st->3rd->reverse, and I was on my way. 
I just got my X a couple of months ago and i live in Jersey. Just started getting cold here...i ran into that problem this morning...i used the above method. I also have a civic beater thats manual, never ever had this problem. Shouldnt have to do this with a car that cost this much.
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From: New Jersey
I understand what you are saying, i still love my car, but that cold start shifting is annoying. I owned cheaper cars with manual trans and my last car was a G35 coupe, never had a problem shifting gears because of cold weather.
From what I understand, reverse on the GSR uses the 1st and 3rd gears. I read on these forums a while ago that shifting to 1st and then 3rd before going into reverse will help if you get locked out. The one and only time I have had difficulty getting into reverse was a few weeks ago leaving work. 1st->3rd->reverse, and I was on my way.
As confirmed in these Mitsu training videos you are indeed correct that reverse is obtained with the 1st and 3rd gears via a reverse idler gear. Check out the third video for the 5 speed tranny explanation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RoxR...layer_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX6Z3...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeMwC...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lxYU...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE4RM...eature=related
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Joined: May 2012
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From: CO
My 06 SE does this really bad too. Neither my 2g, gvr4, or starion are like the evo. I thought maybe it had something to do with the twin disk or clutch in general. Going to service the transmission and see if it helps.
The X does not have an actual reverse gear, this is one of the slight downfalls, but it was done to reduce rotational mass. Generally a clutch out then back in solves it, or going into 1st then R.
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I have always done the 1st to reverse in all my other cars. Someone on this forum had posted about going into 4th and then reverse and I have been doing that. Seems to work ok.
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