Tegger

"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in
news:if-dnVxJ5KL0VVDYnZ2dnUVZ_ragnZ2d@sedona.net:

> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns98D34F7F432A1tegger@207.14.116.130...
>> "gigelus2k3" <popescu.serban@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:1171088687.172699.194190@q2g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> A coworker had a weird accident where he was driving his oldish
>>> Toyota Sienna and tried to apply some engine brake with his
>>> automatic transmission.
>>>
>>> He was able to push the shaft up into Reverse; neddless to say, he
>>> lost control and the car swerved hard and rolled over a few times.
>>> The van was totalled, of course, but fortunately the driver walked
>>> away, shakingly.
>>>
>>> Now, the question is: is it possible to push the stick from the
>>> fifth into reverse on my 2000 Civic manual tranny while having
>>> forward movement? Or is there some mechanical stop that prevents me
>>> from doing such a stupid thing? Not that I would ever want to do
>>> this, just for my general knowledge regarding transmission design.
>>>
>>
>>
>> There's a mechanical block. From 5th, you have to move the lever into
>> the center of the neutral pattern, then into Reverse. Try it (with
>> the car stopped) and you'll see.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Cool! It probably saves a lot of gear grinding. My last work truck had
> reverse right beside fourth gear. I had to concentrate on downshifts
> from fifth or it would reward me with the "you are an idiot" sound.
>
> Are all Honda manual trannies made that way?
>



As far as I know.

All the modern manual transmissions I've ever driven have had some sort
of lockout for reverse.

Some examples:
1) Reverse is off to one side, out of the forward gear shift pattern
2) Push the shift lever down while moving to Reverse
3) Pull the shift lever up while moving to Reverse
4) Pull a small two-finger handle up while moving to Reverse
5) Move lever to middle of Neutral before moving to Reverse


I drove an old Ford pickup once with a three-on-the-tree. There was no
Reverse lockout, so you had to be careful going from 1st to 2nd,
especially once the linkage developed a bit of slack.
Column 3-speeds are usually arranged this way:
R2
13

Some trivia here:
Most 4 and 5-speeds are arranged something like this:
13
24R

135
24R

But some manufacturers did this very oddly, notably International, which
once made truck gearboxes that had patterns like:
25R
341
If you didn't pay any attention to the plate on the dash with that
pattern embossed on it, you weren't going anywhere fast!


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Tegger

"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in
news:if-dnVxJ5KL0VVDYnZ2dnUVZ_ragnZ2d@sedona.net:

> "Tegger" <tegger@tegger.c0m> wrote in message
> news:Xns98D34F7F432A1tegger@207.14.116.130...
>> "gigelus2k3" <popescu.serban@gmail.com> wrote in
>> news:1171088687.172699.194190@q2g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> A coworker had a weird accident where he was driving his oldish
>>> Toyota Sienna and tried to apply some engine brake with his
>>> automatic transmission.
>>>
>>> He was able to push the shaft up into Reverse; neddless to say, he
>>> lost control and the car swerved hard and rolled over a few times.
>>> The van was totalled, of course, but fortunately the driver walked
>>> away, shakingly.
>>>
>>> Now, the question is: is it possible to push the stick from the
>>> fifth into reverse on my 2000 Civic manual tranny while having
>>> forward movement? Or is there some mechanical stop that prevents me
>>> from doing such a stupid thing? Not that I would ever want to do
>>> this, just for my general knowledge regarding transmission design.
>>>
>>
>>
>> There's a mechanical block. From 5th, you have to move the lever into
>> the center of the neutral pattern, then into Reverse. Try it (with
>> the car stopped) and you'll see.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Cool! It probably saves a lot of gear grinding. My last work truck had
> reverse right beside fourth gear. I had to concentrate on downshifts
> from fifth or it would reward me with the "you are an idiot" sound.
>
> Are all Honda manual trannies made that way?
>



As far as I know.

All the modern manual transmissions I've ever driven have had some sort
of lockout for reverse.

Some examples:
1) Reverse is off to one side, out of the forward gear shift pattern
2) Push the shift lever down while moving to Reverse
3) Pull the shift lever up while moving to Reverse
4) Pull a small two-finger handle up while moving to Reverse
5) Move lever to middle of Neutral before moving to Reverse


I drove an old Ford pickup once with a three-on-the-tree. There was no
Reverse lockout, so you had to be careful going from 1st to 2nd,
especially once the linkage developed a bit of slack.
Column 3-speeds are usually arranged this way:
R2
13

Some trivia here:
Most 4 and 5-speeds are arranged something like this:
13
24R

135
24R

But some manufacturers did this very oddly, notably International, which
once made truck gearboxes that had patterns like:
25R
341
If you didn't pay any attention to the plate on the dash with that
pattern embossed on it, you weren't going anywhere fast!


--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

jim beam

Tegger wrote:

>
> But some manufacturers did this very oddly, notably International, which
> once made truck gearboxes that had patterns like:
> 25R
> 341
> If you didn't pay any attention to the plate on the dash with that
> pattern embossed on it, you weren't going anywhere fast!
>
>
i think it was
24r
351
reason for offset first was, you didn't use it for normal driving, only
loaded starts on hills. it was a crawler gear.

what's the shift gate on the civic 4wd wagon? istr something like a
crawler gear on that.

maybe
r24
135

i don't recall.

the 4wd civic wagon was a damned fine utility vehicle btw. honda should
consider reviving something like that, or a 4wd accord wagon, for subaru
competition. and to compete with the volvos and audis. they should
also bring back the crx of course.

jim beam

Tegger wrote:

>
> But some manufacturers did this very oddly, notably International, which
> once made truck gearboxes that had patterns like:
> 25R
> 341
> If you didn't pay any attention to the plate on the dash with that
> pattern embossed on it, you weren't going anywhere fast!
>
>
i think it was
24r
351
reason for offset first was, you didn't use it for normal driving, only
loaded starts on hills. it was a crawler gear.

what's the shift gate on the civic 4wd wagon? istr something like a
crawler gear on that.

maybe
r24
135

i don't recall.

the 4wd civic wagon was a damned fine utility vehicle btw. honda should
consider reviving something like that, or a 4wd accord wagon, for subaru
competition. and to compete with the volvos and audis. they should
also bring back the crx of course.

jim beam

Tegger wrote:

>
> But some manufacturers did this very oddly, notably International, which
> once made truck gearboxes that had patterns like:
> 25R
> 341
> If you didn't pay any attention to the plate on the dash with that
> pattern embossed on it, you weren't going anywhere fast!
>
>
i think it was
24r
351
reason for offset first was, you didn't use it for normal driving, only
loaded starts on hills. it was a crawler gear.

what's the shift gate on the civic 4wd wagon? istr something like a
crawler gear on that.

maybe
r24
135

i don't recall.

the 4wd civic wagon was a damned fine utility vehicle btw. honda should
consider reviving something like that, or a 4wd accord wagon, for subaru
competition. and to compete with the volvos and audis. they should
also bring back the crx of course.

jim beam

Tegger wrote:

>
> But some manufacturers did this very oddly, notably International, which
> once made truck gearboxes that had patterns like:
> 25R
> 341
> If you didn't pay any attention to the plate on the dash with that
> pattern embossed on it, you weren't going anywhere fast!
>
>
i think it was
24r
351
reason for offset first was, you didn't use it for normal driving, only
loaded starts on hills. it was a crawler gear.

what's the shift gate on the civic 4wd wagon? istr something like a
crawler gear on that.

maybe
r24
135

i don't recall.

the 4wd civic wagon was a damned fine utility vehicle btw. honda should
consider reviving something like that, or a 4wd accord wagon, for subaru
competition. and to compete with the volvos and audis. they should
also bring back the crx of course.

Tegger

jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:qOmdnX5vM4jfflDYnZ2dnUVZ_t2tnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:

> Tegger wrote:
>
>>
>> But some manufacturers did this very oddly, notably International,
>> which once made truck gearboxes that had patterns like:
>> 25R
>> 341
>> If you didn't pay any attention to the plate on the dash with that
>> pattern embossed on it, you weren't going anywhere fast!
>>
>>
> i think it was
> 24r
> 351
> reason for offset first was, you didn't use it for normal driving,
> only loaded starts on hills. it was a crawler gear.



My pattern is correct. I'm looking at a photo of that dash plate now.
25R
341



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Tegger

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Tegger

jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:qOmdnX5vM4jfflDYnZ2dnUVZ_t2tnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:

> Tegger wrote:
>
>>
>> But some manufacturers did this very oddly, notably International,
>> which once made truck gearboxes that had patterns like:
>> 25R
>> 341
>> If you didn't pay any attention to the plate on the dash with that
>> pattern embossed on it, you weren't going anywhere fast!
>>
>>
> i think it was
> 24r
> 351
> reason for offset first was, you didn't use it for normal driving,
> only loaded starts on hills. it was a crawler gear.



My pattern is correct. I'm looking at a photo of that dash plate now.
25R
341



--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Tegger

jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:qOmdnX5vM4jfflDYnZ2dnUVZ_t2tnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:

> Tegger wrote:
>
>>
>> But some manufacturers did this very oddly, notably International,
>> which once made truck gearboxes that had patterns like:
>> 25R
>> 341
>> If you didn't pay any attention to the plate on the dash with that
>> pattern embossed on it, you weren't going anywhere fast!
>>
>>
> i think it was
> 24r
> 351
> reason for offset first was, you didn't use it for normal driving,
> only loaded starts on hills. it was a crawler gear.



My pattern is correct. I'm looking at a photo of that dash plate now.
25R
341



--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Tegger

jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in
news:qOmdnX5vM4jfflDYnZ2dnUVZ_t2tnZ2d@speakeasy.ne t:

> Tegger wrote:
>
>>
>> But some manufacturers did this very oddly, notably International,
>> which once made truck gearboxes that had patterns like:
>> 25R
>> 341
>> If you didn't pay any attention to the plate on the dash with that
>> pattern embossed on it, you weren't going anywhere fast!
>>
>>
> i think it was
> 24r
> 351
> reason for offset first was, you didn't use it for normal driving,
> only loaded starts on hills. it was a crawler gear.



My pattern is correct. I'm looking at a photo of that dash plate now.
25R
341



--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

gigelus2k3

Thanks for the replies. One more reason to just love manual trannies,
I guess.

One thing to note is that not many stick drivers had seen the weird
shift patterns mentioned above, but some will experience the back-and-
forth switching between a 5speed and a 6speed car transmissions. Isn't
the 6th in the same position as the reverse for the 5speed?

One last question I have is about my coworker's accident. How could
the automatic tranny actually engage into reverse from probably a 4th
speed?

Serban

gigelus2k3

Thanks for the replies. One more reason to just love manual trannies,
I guess.

One thing to note is that not many stick drivers had seen the weird
shift patterns mentioned above, but some will experience the back-and-
forth switching between a 5speed and a 6speed car transmissions. Isn't
the 6th in the same position as the reverse for the 5speed?

One last question I have is about my coworker's accident. How could
the automatic tranny actually engage into reverse from probably a 4th
speed?

Serban

gigelus2k3

Thanks for the replies. One more reason to just love manual trannies,
I guess.

One thing to note is that not many stick drivers had seen the weird
shift patterns mentioned above, but some will experience the back-and-
forth switching between a 5speed and a 6speed car transmissions. Isn't
the 6th in the same position as the reverse for the 5speed?

One last question I have is about my coworker's accident. How could
the automatic tranny actually engage into reverse from probably a 4th
speed?

Serban

gigelus2k3

Thanks for the replies. One more reason to just love manual trannies,
I guess.

One thing to note is that not many stick drivers had seen the weird
shift patterns mentioned above, but some will experience the back-and-
forth switching between a 5speed and a 6speed car transmissions. Isn't
the 6th in the same position as the reverse for the 5speed?

One last question I have is about my coworker's accident. How could
the automatic tranny actually engage into reverse from probably a 4th
speed?

Serban

jim beam

gigelus2k3 wrote:
> Thanks for the replies. One more reason to just love manual trannies,
> I guess.
>
> One thing to note is that not many stick drivers had seen the weird
> shift patterns mentioned above, but some will experience the back-and-
> forth switching between a 5speed and a 6speed car transmissions. Isn't
> the 6th in the same position as the reverse for the 5speed?
>
> One last question I have is about my coworker's accident. How could
> the automatic tranny actually engage into reverse from probably a 4th
> speed?
>
> Serban
>
they simply made a mistake and pushed the lever the wrong way. no way
is the transmission going to do that on its own.