when coming out of reverse and into drive, is it bad to put it in drive while you're still rolling backwards? if so, why? /car noob

8/25/2007 10:48:12 AM

I would say that you stand to damage the gearbox and/or the crankshaft

But I am a n00b.

8/25/2007 10:49:50 AM

on a fwd, it puts a lot of shockload on the cv axles and tends to break them, its a lot worse on an automatic than a manual

8/25/2007 10:50:45 AM

yeah, i always come to a complete stop out of fear of damaging something, but i see people doing it from time to time so i always wonder what's the story

8/25/2007 10:51:04 AM

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"its a lot worse on an automatic than a manual"

I always thought it was ok to go from reverse to forward in motion than the other way around. Even the gearbox doesn't make any sounds in the former.

8/25/2007 10:53:21 AM

just the sound of an axle popping as the joint grenades

[Edited on August 25, 2007 at 10:58 AM. Reason : ]

8/25/2007 10:58:34 AM

hahahaha, if you don't give a shit and you have an automatic you can do one hell of a fucking burn out reverse slamming that fucker

8/25/2007 11:04:32 AM

Depends on the transmission. I used to do it in my jeep a lot and paid the price for it, the transmission is a slush box now. I messed it up a few times doing burnouts like that too

8/25/2007 11:26:59 AM

meh, if only 1 or 2 mph it won't matter, the torque converter will take up the shock load without a problem

8/25/2007 11:37:34 AM

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"I would say that you stand to damage the gearbox and/or the crankshaft"

transmission yes crankshaft no

8/25/2007 12:14:06 PM

The biggest thing that would bother me is if the overrun clutch assembly (sprag clutch) might take a beating. But the sprag clutch usually doesn't engage or function when the car is in drive; however, if you drop it into L1, then it does.

8/25/2007 3:43:33 PM

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"hahahaha, if you don't give a shit and you have an automatic you can do one hell of a fucking burn out reverse slamming that fucker"

crucial rental car entertainment

8/26/2007 6:06:26 PM

^^ i've been driving a rental the last 5 weeks, so the thought occurred to me to try it

8/26/2007 6:50:05 PM

i usually put the car in park before it stops rolling. that's fun in a rental.

8/27/2007 9:22:31 PM

^yes it is, especially when you break the pawl.

8/27/2007 9:24:30 PM

the funnest thing to do is when you get an 05 silverado rental truck, swapping brakes, oxygen sensors, air filters, plugs and wires, i got a free tune-up and brake job from their insurance company

8/30/2007 7:19:26 PM