Stickshift question...is this normal?

Getting into reverse. (2007 regular cab, 4 cylinder, 4 x 4, manual trans.)
Very notchy...sometimes have to whack the shifter lever left and right a few times to get it in. Other times it goes right in fine.
Anybody have this problem? Shold I have it looked at before warranty expires or is this just a Toyota tranny thing?

Rob

 

Sounds normal to me. There's generally no synchro in reverse, so you're actually engaging an idler gear instead of cone clutch / dogs. Try slipping it in and out of 2nd gear for a quick second before you go into reverse, that should help.

 

Double clutching works, press clutch pedal release, press clutch pedal engage the gear. It's the only way to shift a '43 Willys MB.

 

Mine some time i have to let the car drift forward ever so slightly then it goes right in. It feels almost like it is hitting the gear directly instead of going into it

 

That's it exactly.

 

Never had a problem. But then again as someone said I always slip it into 1st gear then reverse as I was tought to do.

 

Thank, guys.
I double clutch my '69 VW Bus but never thought to on the Taco.
I'll try that, too.

 

Usually double clutching or just letting out on the clutch a little will turn the gears enough to mesh. Thats how I do it in the dump truck at least. Of course you don't want to grind it, so its an art, i guess. Shifting thru all the gears helps as well as someone pointed out. Either way, its normal.

 

I double clutch it this happens on mine. Usually cures it.

 

Mine does the same, some times I have to let it roll forward or backward a bit for it to go.

 

I'm relieved.
I can live with it, but if it were abnormal, I'd want it looked while it's still in warranty in case it meant a bigger problem later on. I heard a good synthetic gear lube can do wonders for smooth shifting. I might try that. I'm still on factory fill, of course.

 

Happens 2 me 2 sometimes. Doubleclutch real quick, never grind it in. It's not a Tacoma or a Toyota thing, it's a manual trans. thing. They do that.

 

That's true. They (manuals) do that. It seems tougher (or notchier) than most. I've had about twelve different manual trans cars/truck new and old.
Other than this concern I had it shifts beautifully.

 

I appreciate all the replies. Thanks again, all.