Q: cant get into reverse while car is on.

asked by on February 09, 2017

well as it say i cant get into first while care is on. it will go in once car is off then i can start the car and it will reverse it just seems like its being blocked from going in. when working all other gears go in while car is on. i say this becasue i need to blled my clutch almost everytime befoer i can drive to engage gears which is another issue im having.

My car has 84000 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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