Manual Transmission

I accidentally put the gear into reverse from neutral. I am sure I
engaged fully. I had my foot on the brakes but not on the clutch. The
engine stalled and shutoff. The car was stationary. The transmission is
manual and it is an '87 Honda Accord.

Could this damage the reverse gear?

All the gears (including reverse) work fine without any strange noises.
Please post to this group.

Thanks

Actually that should read: "I am _not_ sure I engaged reverse gear fully."

DFP wrote:

> I accidentally put the gear into reverse from neutral. I am sure I
> engaged fully. I had my foot on the brakes but not on the clutch. The
> engine stalled and shutoff. The car was stationary. The transmission is
> manual and it is an '87 Honda Accord.
>
> Could this damage the reverse gear?
>
> All the gears (including reverse) work fine without any strange noises.
> Please post to this group.
>
> Thanks

This is not something that you should make a habit of doing, but one time will not do any noticeable damage.

DFP wrote:
>
> Actually that should read: "I am _not_ sure I engaged reverse gear fully."
>
> DFP wrote:
>
> > I accidentally put the gear into reverse from neutral. I am sure I
> > engaged fully. I had my foot on the brakes but not on the clutch. The
> > engine stalled and shutoff. The car was stationary. The transmission is
> > manual and it is an '87 Honda Accord.
> >
> > Could this damage the reverse gear?
> >
> > All the gears (including reverse) work fine without any strange noises.
> > Please post to this group.
> >
> > Thanks

--
Mike Walsh
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A.

I don't know about that. I've seen just once damage many transmissions.
If it's still shifts and sounds normal, you're probably OK.

Mike Walsh wrote:
> This is not something that you should make a habit of doing, but one time will not do any noticeable damage.
>
> DFP wrote:
>
>>Actually that should read: "I am _not_ sure I engaged reverse gear fully."
>>
>>DFP wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I accidentally put the gear into reverse from neutral. I am sure I
>>>engaged fully. I had my foot on the brakes but not on the clutch. The
>>>engine stalled and shutoff. The car was stationary. The transmission is
>>>manual and it is an '87 Honda Accord.
>>>
>>>Could this damage the reverse gear?
>>>
>>>All the gears (including reverse) work fine without any strange noises.
>>>Please post to this group.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>
>

DFP > wrote in message >...
> I accidentally put the gear into reverse from neutral. I am sure I
> engaged fully. I had my foot on the brakes but not on the clutch. The
> engine stalled and shutoff. The car was stationary. The transmission is
> manual and it is an '87 Honda Accord.
>
> Could this damage the reverse gear?
>
> All the gears (including reverse) work fine without any strange noises.
> Please post to this group.
>
> Thanks

Probably no harm bout it would be a good idea to change the tranny oil
if you haven't done it in the last couple of years.

Tim

DFP > wrote in message >...
> I accidentally put the gear into reverse from neutral. I am sure I
> engaged fully. I had my foot on the brakes but not on the clutch. The
> engine stalled and shutoff. The car was stationary. The transmission is
> manual and it is an '87 Honda Accord.
>
> Could this damage the reverse gear?
>
> All the gears (including reverse) work fine without any strange noises.
> Please post to this group.
>
> Thanks

Probably no harm bout it would be a good idea to change the tranny oil
if you haven't done it in the last couple of years.

Tim

Agree, change the oil if not recently. If the drain plug is magnetic, at
least check it to see if any steel bits have come off.

Chances are, if it works well without noises, it's OK. Once is all it
takes sometimes, sometimes not. I think it's a good thing it was
reverse, since you (hopefully) won't be driving more than a few
mph in that gear. Straight-cut gears, if they are, break easier than
hypoid (most passenger car transmissions in forward gears), but
you might still be able to drive for years with a little damage if
only to gears involved in reverse.

> > I accidentally put the gear into reverse from neutral. I am sure I
> > engaged fully. I had my foot on the brakes but not on the clutch. The
> > engine stalled and shutoff. The car was stationary. The transmission is
> > manual and it is an '87 Honda Accord.
> >
> > Could this damage the reverse gear?
> >
> > All the gears (including reverse) work fine without any strange noises.
> > Please post to this group.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> Probably no harm bout it would be a good idea to change the tranny oil
> if you haven't done it in the last couple of years.
>
> Tim