Difficulty engaging reverse gear

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Hi Guy
I have a P reg Fourtrak diesel, I frequently find her very difficult to get into reverse gear.
Any suggestions as to the problem Is the clutch going? about 70k on the clock
Thanks
Graham

Sorry to say, it sounds like

Sorry to say, it sounds like you've got the clasic Daihatsu gerbox falier. At about 50K plus some vehicles strip the thred out of the nut holding the main shaft in place, due to the nut not being tightened properly at the factory.

The clasic signs are the falier of revers, or third to engage properly. Resulting in a lot of gear grinding. Eventually this will worsen untill you can't engage any gears.

It's not too bad to put right though. You need to drop the transfer box off of the gearbox. Remove the back plate of the gearbox, and you'll see the offending nut. You can get a replacment nut from the dealers, or a metro front hub nut also fits and is cheaper (well was a few years back anyway). Just replace the nut and tighten it up as much as you dare. Reasemble. Job done.

Any veiws expresed in this thread by me are purely from my own experience, and (sometimes) falible memory. Hope my comments help, but please don't take them as gospel.

esrever!

I have a similar problem with mine. My mechanic told me it was because the gearbox has square cut teeth which dont always align when stationary. he told me to pull forward a coupla feet to move the gearing if it happens, it should hopefully then realign correctly-this works 100% of the time for me!

If that's all the problem is,

If that's all the problem is, liffting the clutch & giving the engine a quick rev will have the same effect as moving the vehicle.

Any veiws expresed in this thread by me are purely from my own experience, and (sometimes) falible memory. Hope my comments help, but please don't take them as gospel.

Mine does the same

My Sportrak does the same when trying to get into reverse. I just lift my foot off the clutch and try again and it always goes in then. Also my partners S reg Daihatsu Cuore suffers the same. Oh and also the Pug 206 I learnt to drive in. So it just one of them things.

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