Shifting into reverse with a manual reverse.

[Rmitchell55]

For all you people with a manual reverse gear, how do you get it to shift into reverse without grinding a pound of two and without it almost giving you whiplash? Installed a MotorTrike reverse last week and when finished and tried to shift into reverse, it sounded like I had shifted gears without using the clutch. I know that is not good on the small idler gear and bearings.

Thanks

 

[rhino 2]

For all you people with a manual reverse gear, how do you get it to shift into reverse without grinding a pound of two and without it almost giving you whiplash? Installed a MotorTrike reverse last week and when finished and tried to shift into reverse, it sounded like I had shifted gears without using the clutch. I know that is not good on the small idler gear and bearings.

Thanks

In ''Neutral'' .....''Engine Off''...Reach down put the lever into reverse ..Then with the clutch in.. Start the engine ease off the clutch....And feed gas ...Thats the way i did it with my 2011 Tri-Glide......ThumbUp..

 

[Jack Klarich]

In ''Neutral'' .....''Engine Off''...Reach down put the lever into reverse ..Then with the clutch in.. Start the engine ease off the clutch....And feed gas ...Thats the way i did it with my 2011 Tri-Glide......ThumbUp..

Bob, are you saying you have to shut it down before using reverse each time?

Wouldn't a good clutch adjustment solve the problem provided it was not a hydraulic( non adjustable) clutch

 

[rhino 2]

Bob, are you saying you have to shut it down before using reverse each time?

Wouldn't a good clutch adjustment solve the problem provided it was not a hydraulic( non adjustable) clutch

Let me Splane ....I pull in a parking space that i will have to back out of after I park the Trike , And then when i come back before i start the engine i slip it into reverse start the trike and ease off the clutch and back out..I never had to use the reverse with all the 3 Trikes i had....Mechanical or Electric thats the only time i ever needed to use reverse

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[OLBLU]

Motor Trike manual says start engine in N , shift to first and then back to N. This stops the gears from spinning and then you put trans into reverse with no drama.

 

[mhonn2002]

Motor Trike manual says start engine in N , shift to first and then back to N. This stops the gears from spinning and then you put trans into reverse with no drama.

That is how I do mine and no grinding.

 

[kingfish108]

That is how I do mine and no grinding.

Do the same and also changed to heavier trans fluid.

 

[Firewrench22]

If I am pulling into a place where I will need reverse, I shift into reverse before toeing it out of first gear.

If stopped, I do as above and start it in reverse.