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From: [email protected] (Vikas Sontakke)
Subject: Re: REVIEW: 1989 Ford Taurus SHO
In article , Sam Swett writes...
>
>One more way, which works in manual trans cars I've driven, and it is my
>personal favorite (the other suggestions above are great, but try this
>one, too).
>
>While pushing the shifter *gently* towards reverse, let the clutch out
>slowly (right to the friction point) and the shifter will be pulled into
>position. If you do it right, the car won't jump backward, nor will the
>gears grind.... You will just glide back.
>
>-sam
I can vouch for this method in my 1990 SHO. This is the only sure way of
putting in the reverse without any problem _every_ time.
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