A friend of mine always coasts in neutral for a second or 2 or 3 when shifting from reverse to drive, or vice versa, with the theory being it's easier on the transmission. I think that's unnecessary (though i have no basis for that argument :D).
What do you think? :shifty:

yup, totally unnecessary. Coming to a complete stop then shift would be the "correct" way to shift from reverse to drive

Oh right, always come to a stop before shifting fer sure :Beer

I wonder if it might actually be worse, i.e. are there more bands and valves and whatnot moving around to get into an explicit neutral?

From reverse to drive, I don't normally pause in neutral, but I always put the selector in N before I slip it in the Park from Reverse. It seams to work very well on these cars. If you shift from R to P it shifts very rough and with noise (click).

From reverse to drive, I don't normally pause in neutral, but I always put the selector in N before I slip it in the Park from Reverse. It seams to work very well on these cars. If you shift from R to P it shifts very rough and with noise (click).


+1. I haven't gone from reverse straight to park in YEARS on my LS.

But aint Reverse in between Park and Neutral anyways?

I ALWAYS coast in neutral into my driveway / when im parking, ALWAYS, I've done this since I started driving.

From reverse to drive, I don't normally pause in neutral, but I always put the selector in N before I slip it in the Park from Reverse. It seams to work very well on these cars. If you shift from R to P it shifts very rough and with noise (click).

+2
Anytime I shift into park (from drive / reverse), I take it to neutral for a second. This keeps the faint pop & the binding feeling from happening.

+3, but mine's less of a pop and more of a clank.

Speaking of quirks...
I like to sit in N at lights and such. LOL
Too many years with a standard maybe? But it does make me think I'm doing the tranny a favour.."you owe me tranny."

i was listenin to a philly mornin radio show and they wanted somone to call up with an older automatic with the shifter on the wheel and told them to speed up to 60 and as hard as they could throw the car in reverse well to my suprise IT WORKED............

+3, but mine's less of a pop and more of a clank.

I get more of a "Chitty-Citty Bang-Bang," but that's just me lol :rolleyes:

I tryied to put into "1" in a diesel Isuzu truck and that piece of :q:q:q:q actually shifted to first gear for a moment till I put back into "D". The diesel engine was doing Formula 1 style 12000 rpms.. lol.


i was listenin to a philly mornin radio show and they wanted somone to call up with an older automatic with the shifter on the wheel and told them to speed up to 60 and as hard as they could throw the car in reverse well to my suprise IT WORKED............

Speaking of quirks...
I like to sit in N at lights and such. LOL
Too many years with a standard maybe? But it does make me think I'm doing the tranny a favour.."you owe me tranny."

I would think that'd be worse for it. Not only are you making the tranny do extra work by shifting in and out of neutral, but every time you go from N back to drive, it puts a little jolt of strain on all the parts and the rest of your drive shaft, ujoints, etc. Sitting in D just makes the torque converter dissipate heat which it's made to do.

But i don't know, that's just what I imagine happens :D

When I had mine it would clunk and be rough going from p to R or D so I started going to N first. Was sooo much better, could almost hear the LS say "thanks."

I would think that'd be worse for it. Not only are you making the tranny do extra work by shifting in and out of neutral, but every time you go from N back to drive, it puts a little jolt of strain on all the parts and the rest of your drive shaft, ujoints, etc. Sitting in D just makes the torque converter dissipate heat which it's made to do.

But i don't know, that's just what I imagine happens :D

+1

Hmmm, \
That actually makes sense.
D at the light i guess!

always pause in neutral from drive to reverse and vice versa. i honestly don't think it makes much of a difference, its kind of a habit for me. sometimes i don't pause in neutral.

+1

+2. I even asked a Lincoln Drivetrain Engineer this, and he stated that it causes MORE wear to shift to neutral at stoplights, vs simply letting the tranny stay in drive.