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From: Dave Plowman (News) on 6 Jun 2010 04:54
In article <hud9kp$bv0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
Tim Downie <timdownie2003(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > I always reverse into a parking space. And it's more often while
> > doing that, with a warm engine, that the engine stalls.

> You're just "cackfooted" then. ;-)

When I first drove my brother's 330T BMW, I stalled it too in reverse.
You'd really expect a very powerful relatively light vehicle to 'unstick'
easily from rest in either direction.

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From: Roger Hunt on 7 Jun 2010 17:59
lurk <lurk(a)farm.com> wrote
>Problem with a recently acquired a 2001 Volvo s40. I'm frequently
>stalling it when in reverse, but not in forward gears. Assuming it's
>not me, does this suggest something wrong with the gearbox? Or clutch?
> Any suggestions welcomed. TIA
>
I have a pretty healthy 1998 2L petrol V40 and it sometimes stalls when
I'm reversing into a parking space (say), but only while the steering
wheel is turned fairly hard one way or the other without pause.
I'm no expert, but I assume that the power steering soaks up enough
power under those circumstances to drop the revs just below the point of
no return.
(Same as you, this doesn't happen going forwards, and I can't think why
....)
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From: Mrcheerful on 8 Jun 2010 05:33
Roger Hunt wrote:
> lurk <lurk(a)farm.com> wrote
>> Problem with a recently acquired a 2001 Volvo s40. I'm frequently
>> stalling it when in reverse, but not in forward gears. Assuming it's
>> not me, does this suggest something wrong with the gearbox? Or
>> clutch? Any suggestions welcomed. TIA
>>
> I have a pretty healthy 1998 2L petrol V40 and it sometimes stalls
> when I'm reversing into a parking space (say), but only while the
> steering wheel is turned fairly hard one way or the other without
> pause.
> I'm no expert, but I assume that the power steering soaks up enough
> power under those circumstances to drop the revs just below the point
> of no return.
> (Same as you, this doesn't happen going forwards, and I can't think
> why ...)

It might be an odd thing I came across on something obscure once: on full
lock in reverse one of the wheels could touch on bodywork and jam,
effectively locking the wheel. You could not see how when the car was
stationary, but the witness mark gave it away. To cure it I offset the rack
slightly using tracking adjustment and the problem went away.


From: Gordon H on 8 Jun 2010 06:32
In message <18oPn.88681$dN2.19042(a)hurricane>, Mrcheerful
<nbkm57(a)hotmail.co.uk> writes
>
>It might be an odd thing I came across on something obscure once: on full
>lock in reverse one of the wheels could touch on bodywork and jam,
>effectively locking the wheel. You could not see how when the car was
>stationary, but the witness mark gave it away. To cure it I offset the rack
>slightly using tracking adjustment and the problem went away.
>
This raises a general point on reversing; it is probably during
reversing that full or near full lock is usually applied.
When the engine is working against front wheels at a steep angle, there
is a great deal more force required to move the car anyway.
Is this the OP's problem?
(I have a degree in stating the bleedin' obvious). ;-)
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