Accidental shift into reverse without clutch
I woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning. When I went to back the car out of the parking spot, I didn't clutch and tried shifting it, accidentally. It shifted by making a grinding noise and stalled the engine. Once I tried reversing with the clutch, it moved and everything seems to be working. I am curious to assess the damage I did. Hope to hear some expert opinions. Thanks |
:-( I did the exact same thing to my dad's 2003 Golf CL this morning... The
instant it happened I remembered this post... I've been driving my automatic TDI too long I think, combined with being up at 5:30 in the morning, and worrying about the pure ice on the road this morning.... yah, must have been that.... Sounded aweful, but I didn't seem to break anything, I drove around in reverse and tried to "feel" for something, but it all seemed okay. "ukhan" > wrote in message ups.com... > > I woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning. When I went to back > the car out of the parking spot, I didn't clutch and tried shifting it, > accidentally. It shifted by making a grinding noise and stalled the > engine. > > Once I tried reversing with the clutch, it moved and everything seems > to be working. I am curious to assess the damage I did. > Hope to hear some expert opinions. Thanks > |
All depends, what year is the car. 99.5 and up had a heavier reverse gear.
Before that they were only about 2 inches in diameter. Time will tell. "ukhan" > wrote in message ups.com... > > I woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning. When I went to back > the car out of the parking spot, I didn't clutch and tried shifting it, > accidentally. It shifted by making a grinding noise and stalled the > engine. > > Once I tried reversing with the clutch, it moved and everything seems > to be working. I am curious to assess the damage I did. > Hope to hear some expert opinions. Thanks > |
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