Weird reverse issue

[happypants529]

Every once in a while when I go to shift into reverse, it simply won't go all the way into gear. If I move the car backward or forward a little bit then it'll go into reverse nice and smooth. What would cause that to happen?

[NirvAveo]

Mine will often be very difficult to shift into reverse, I usually fix it by releasing and pressing the clutch in again, or rowing through to 5th and back while keeping the clutch in (assuming yours is a manual/stick shift). Think it's just caused by a lack of synchros on the reverse gear.

[happypants529]

That's what I was thinking. It is a stick shift. Its never grinded the gears shifting into reverse at all so I'm thinking its just the teeth perfectly lined up and pushing together instead od meshing like they're supposed to.

[xintersecty]

happens to everybody my transmission is so beat up I can slide to everything. Also reverse is still not used as often so the gears will be in better shape making it harder the sync to synchronize.