Cup gearbox Oddness

[team_penetrator]

Dont know if anyone can help but...

When I get the cup out of the garage I have to go forward a couple of yards, then select reverse and go back. On a morning it goes into first fine, but when I take it out of first and into reverse, it takes a couple (never more than 2) goes to select the gear...

Strangely, if i put it straight into reverse without going into first it goes in fine...

Any ideas, or should I just put up with it???

Its a 2002 with 38k on the clock...

 

[DrR]

IS the car still when trying to select reverse?

 

[team_penetrator]

Yeah...

 

[Batman]

try going from first, put the clutch in, release it from first, let clutch out,then press clutch in and put it in reverse normally works

 

[edde]

Try changing the gearbox oi.
It can just be the way they are.

 

[team_penetrator]

Thanks lads

 

[team_penetrator]

Ive found the problem... Decided to get underneath at the weekend and have a look at the oil. It was good timing as my visit to the underside coincided with the cars decision to dump all its gearbox oil...

New seals required @ 98 quid...

 

[ben_p]

fook me!

 

[Sami]

Lucky you spotted it, if it had dumped it while driving you probably would be looking at a new box!

 

[team_penetrator]

It was just luck that I decided to have a look... Drove it round to the garage yesterday and just abandoned it there... Seemed to be changing okay, so I think Im a lucky boy...