I own a 97 GLE with 22K miles on it. When shifting from park to reverse I realized more resistance than through the other gears. Sometimes is happens and sometimes it doesn't. In the other cars I've driven I haven't noticed this. Is this normal for the Max or something I should have checked out.

 

Yes...I have noticed this with my maX as well..but i am unsure if it is normal or not......

 

Your best bet to avoid this is When u park ur car pull up the parking brake up BEFORE u let go of the brakes. This way if your on a slope the cars weight rests on the brakes not on your tranny, This should help.

 

Your Maxima has a safety interlock which prevents shifting out of Park unless the brake pedal is pressed. Perhaps the shifter release solenoid is sticking and interfering with normal shifting.

 

Thanks. Maybe that is the reason. I'll do that from now on.

 

but i thought that if your brakes were really hot...(say from hard braking...or just driving for a while) and you pulled your e-brake...you would/could warp the rotors....I got this info of Chestons site!


"NEVER EVER pull your ebrake after extended periods of hard braking. You'll warp your rotors.. not a good thing."

 

I Never heard of that but i might be right. I've been doing I on my max for years and never had a problem. You just pull up a couple notches and that's it. I don't think it puts that much pressure on rotors.

 

ya, i have also noticed the difficulty between park and reverse is more than the other gears, it usually happens when i park on a hill, also my stock shifter is now a custom on top of a short cut bar, if that matters

 

You won't warp your rear brakes by using the ebrake unless you've been driving REALLY hard, like on the track. I mean, slamming on the brakes repeatedly, which is highly unlikely in a street situation.

What I do is shift to neutral, set the ebrake, go off the foot brake, and then brake and shift to park. I find that eliminates the tough P->R shift.

 

It has been stated above but I will do it again. The problem is that you stop your car, put it in park, and the car rolls a few inches and I guess the gears a forced against each other. Then when you go to shift out of park its hard. Do what SMakin'Max said to do to avoid this. About warping the rotors, I only use the e-brake when I park on a hill. My dad uses it ALL the time and he has never had any problems. I don't think it would be a problem unless your rotors are REALLY hot.

 

I have noticed this and I took it to the local Nissan dealer. They told me it was normal, so I "test drove" a new SE Automatic and this happened here as well. Perfectly normal. By the way, DAMN YOU HAVE LOW MILES!

 

The car was sold on s low mileage lease in dec. of 97. I bought it with 19K. I plan on keeping it a long time.

 

*Before* putting your car into park from drive/reverse when done for the night, engage parking brake. *After* putting your car in gear when its all warmed up and ready to go, disengage parking brake. Its there for a reason. Your body may not notice the ever-so slight slope where-ever you parked, but your car will. The reason why its hard, your car is sitting on the tranny. Not good. Repair to parking brake: <$100CAD. Repair: to tranny %5000+

MaXXX

 

I agree!!!!!