Questions tagged [gears]
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Jeep Commander all wheel drive automatic transmission no Park
I have an '07 Jeep Commander (all wheel drive). Coming home, I went across railroad tracks and lost all my gears. No park, no gears. The transmission fluid is full.
My mechanic says it's a bad ...
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Problem moving gear lever when shifting
I've got a Yamaha TTR 125 LE that is having problems shifting from 2nd to 1st (down shifting). It's kinda like you have to pump brakes on a car.I have to push down on the shifter multiple times for it ...
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Help identifying a part
I was driving home today and suddenly found that I could only select 3rd gear. When inspecting the linkages inside the gear stick housing I realized that something on the the end of the rod must have ...
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Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire VXi - Gear Shifting trouble - Across All Gear shifts
I have a Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire VXI 2013 model. I am experiencing problems during gear shift when the car is in motion. And the problem starts to happen only after i have drove for like 7-10 kms(...
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Gear down shift issue in Honda CBR 150R
I'm having Honda CBR 150R, which is two years old now. I'm facing an issue of gear shifting since the day I bought this bike.
I've mentioned this issue to various mechanics and service centers, but ...
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What's this inside my gear shift?
Is there a laser or something in there because it's really bright and looks weird and has a different look I'm pretty sure it isn't but it's weird .
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why does my craftsman riding mower not work in 2 3 and 4th gear?
why does my craftsman riding mower not go into 2 3 or 4th gear?it will go into low gears but not the high gears. is it my pulley or my belts or what? i have replaced the transmission and it still is ...
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Citroen C2 VTR refuses to shift down in some scenarios
So far I've found a lot of issues concerning the Sensodrive but nothing really specific to my scenario.
At certain times it refuses to switch gears from 2nd to 1st, it'll try about 5 times (5 clicks)...
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Mitsubishi truck Stuck in gear - manual transmission, shifter moves
Anyone has suggestions for what to check when a manual transmission won’t shift out of gear?
It’s a 1984 Mitsubishi turbo diesel truck with 5 speed manual transmission.
When the clutch is released ...
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Does an increase in horsepower allow a greater speed in any given gear?
I wasn't sure if this was the best place to post this, or if I should go post it in the physics stackexchange as well. I can crosspost if this question would be more fitting over there.
To put this ...
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False neutral while driving
Most of the time while riding my motorcycle gear changes down no neutral from second on it's own even if I shift it with full clutch. And sometimes the gear acts as if it is neutral when it is above ...
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Why is my motorcycle making a "bang/thud" noise when I shift?
I used to shift properly without any hiccups before. Lately, I am hearing a "bang/thud" noise while I shift gear. Its mostly experienced in lower gears and it's really smooth in higher gears.
Why is ...
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Car makes rattling sound after shifting gears?
Recently after I got my alternator and battery replaced, I noticed that after a night or two whenever I tried to start my car (after engine turned on), I heard a rattling sound if i started shifting ...
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Fiat Stilo 1.6 2003 - grinding when shifting
I have a Stilo, and I need to force it(most of the time) to get in to gear 1, and is grinding in rest of them ,but always I got different resistance from the stick. Also in gear 1 is making a funny ...
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Driving in wrong gear leads to burn smells, could this have lead to damage?
I have on a few occasions driven in wrong gear for example while driving fast, I forgot where my gear stick is and mistakenly put the gear into the wrong gear which has caused the engine to sound bad ...
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Mazda 3 Gear Shift and Gear Indicator
I have a 2013 Mazda 3 i Grand Touring. I was driving today on the freeway. I had just exited one freeway onto another, and had to slow down a bit because of the car in front of me and the curve of the ...
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What is the difference between depressing the clutch and keeping the gear in neutral? [closed]
I have a Toyota Etios Liva, about 1 year and 3 months old. I do not know how to drive, and have learnt about car basics from the manual given with cars.
Firstly, consider this situation: I am driving ...
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is primary drive ratio included within the gear ratio specs?
Is primary drive ratio normally included into the gearbox ratio specification, or should it be considered as a sum of the two to get the true ratio?
Lets take a modern BMW motorcycle engine as an ...
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Jeep Rubicon sport 2007 3.7 won't go into gear
I need help please, my Jeep has a six speed manual geabox, but it does not go into gear. if you press the clutch it makes a noise, if you stop pressing the clutch the noise is gone, if you put it in ...
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2000 Suzuki 1500 Intruder problems switching to N
I have a 2000 1500 Intruder and lately I have had big problems getting it into neutral. The bad part is that this is a big bike and hard for me to rock it back and forth to get it in N.
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Driving down hill in gear without throttle
I have read in an article that when the car is in gear instead of being in neutral while driving downhill, the pistons in the engine are being "rotated" by the rotational speed of the wheels.
When ...
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Car won't come out of reverse gear unless rolling
I have a 1989 Nissan Skyline R31 and when I put it into reverse, it will refuse to come back out of gear. The clutch was changed a few thousand km's ago and has had this problem recently. The only ...
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Starter motor doesn't "let go"
My wife owns a 2008 Nissan Micra/March, commonly known as the K12 (originally from Japan if that makes a difference). We've noticed over the last few weeks that, when starting the car, the starter ...
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Older craftsman lawn mower 14 HP popped out of neutral to first gear
I was running gas out of mower while it was in neutral, it jumped gears and started climbing a milk crate. I could backup off milk crate, so I run gas out of mower while holding clutch in until motor ...
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Why don't we have slow diesel engines? [closed]
I became very curious about this.
Petrol engines run at higher RPMs to generate the required torque. Also, petrol burns well in a short amount of time.
Diesel engines generate high torque at low ...
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fuel consumption - gear - rpm relation
I'm wondering how does the rpm on different gear affects mileage. I'm not even sure it affects at all.
Let's say on a 6 gear, 15000 rpm motorcycle engine system. My questions are
Will 6k rpm on ...
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Engine braking downhill and fuel consumption [duplicate]
I've heard and read a lot of times that when you drive downhill on gear, the engine consumes almost no fuel. In contrast, when you drive down the same hill and press the clutch (or put the car in ...
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Overreving the engine vs too small RPM
What is worse for a petroleum engine - overrevving (about 6000 RPM) or shifting gears upwards too quickly? Can any of them cause permanent damage to the engine?
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Difficulty of shifting down to 1st while moving (manual)
The gearbox from the car I'm rebuilding (Skoda Estelle '72, rear mounted engine, RWD, manual transmission) has the following problem:
I can shift up/down with engine off
I can shift up/down with ...
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Switch from N to D without brake
Will it cause any damage to the engine/transmission if one switches from N to D without pressing the brake pedal?
I was driving at about 40 mph when I accidentally switched to N. Then after a while I ...
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Need I press clutch pedal while starting my car in neutral?
As I know, clutch pressing and neutral gear both disengage the engine from wheels. So will it matter if I do not press the clutch if I start in neutral?
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What differences are there between straight cut and helical cut gears?
in formula one, and most other motorsports they use straight cut gears as shown below.
in most normal cars you will see helical cut gears as shown below.
if both teeth are the same thickness the ...
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What's the best gear to leave a manual vehicle in when parked? [closed]
I've been told that reverse is the "strongest" gear, so in a manual transmission vehicle you should park your vehicle and leave it in reverse in the event of a parking brake failure. Others have said ...
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Why doesn't a car parked in first gear roll backwards?
In manual transmission, it is common practice to park a car in the first gear on uphills or in reverse gear on slopes - in addition to park brakes of course, but let's assume it is not being used in ...
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Why do we push start cars in second gear?
I always wondered why you have to be in second gear when push starting a car. I know what all the process does, so my thought is that it would be better to do it in first gear.
I think this because ...
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Power Loss in lower gears
I have a 2004 Ford Mondeo 2.0 TDCI. I have heard about something called the EGR (Exhaust-Gas Recirculation) that can get clogged up and need cleaning. Is this right? Also, where would I find this on ...
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Hard shifting on 2003 VW Jetta 1,8 with manual transmission
After unrelated repair in the shop, my car began to have difficulties going into 5th gear. Gradually over the next couple of days, it was noticeable that the car refused to engage into 3rd, and now ...
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Car doesn't shift smoothly
I have a 2003 GMC Sierra with 60,000 miles on it. I have automatic transmission and just a few weeks ago, my car started having problems shifting gears. The best way to describe how the car feels ...
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"Keep in low gear" driving a gearless electric vehicle [closed]
Note: Don't know if the question is an adequate fit for this site.
If I see a traffic sign telling me to "Keep in low gear" like the TRAVE COM O MOTOR | Keep in low gear I saw on a Portuguese highway,...
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Scania problem in engaging gears
I am having a problem in engaging gears on my truck series P124 R420.
So I started by diagnosing and found no problem. Then removed the gearbox and changed clutch plate & pressure plate. Then ...
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Riding motor cycle in a slow moving traffic
While riding in a slow moving traffic should I keep on switching to neutral when I stop the bike or should I keep the bike in 1st or 2nd gear holding the clutch?
Does changing gears frequently cause ...
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2001 Honda Shadow VT1100C2 Gears will only shift into 1st and 2nd
The CAM, GEARSHIFT will only turn 2 times. There are Five gears, And the gears on go into 1st and 2nd. The gears are very hard to shift into.
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Shift struck when try to put it in to 1st gear [duplicate]
I have a Nissan N16 car with a 5 speed manual gearbox.
I have a issue with its shift. When I try to shift into 1st gear,
it is very hard to put it in - but not in to other gears.
I have to push harder ...
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How to adjust power for 1st & 2nd gear in classic 350?
i am facing loss of power with 1st & 2nd gear while accelerating after changing gears. As soon as RPM goes high the power becomes stable.
I want to know that which type of setting should be done ...
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What stops a car window from falling down?
I have been trying to research how the gears of the crank mechanism of a car window works, either manual or electric. I want to know why it doesn't fall down from gravity. Can anyone link me to an ...
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Is reverse gear in a manual transmission equivalent to any other gear?
Question is pretty well summarized in the title.
If we were to order gears in terms of power provided, where would reverse fall between gears 1-5 on a manual transmission vehicle?
Does it vary by ...
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What would happen if you shifted into reverse while you are going forward?
First, I am talking about manual cars and I know this is considered impossible because of the synchronized gears, but lets suppose that you can manage to shift gears (For example you could shift into ...
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2003 Ford Focus 5 speed Stuck in Reverse [closed]
The shift lever is stuck in reverse and will not come out. I took out the shift tower to check the cable, and nothing appears to be missing or stuck. What could be causing this problem?
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Why am I not moving after starting car and shifting to Drive?
So I have had this issue for the last couple months where when I first start the car, shifting to Drive (automatic transmission) doesn't do anything. Pressing the gas only revs the engine, as if in ...
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Pontiac G5 transmission sometimes grinds when shifting into first while stopped, occasionally stalls car
I have a 2007 Pontiac G5 with a 5-speed manual (Getrag F23 if you're curious) and about 145k miles.
This problem has been ongoing for a couple years now but is progressively getting worse.
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