# Corvette Shifting Problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** corvette, transmissions, manual-transmissions\ **Created:** [February 7, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/corvette-shifting-problem/26176 "2009-02-07T18:17:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jerryraby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@Jerryraby](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jerryraby)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/corvette-shifting-problem/26176/1 "2009-02-07T18:17:52Z")
My car is a 2003 Corvette with manual 6 speed trans. Occasionally when attempting to shift from 4th to 5th at normal speeds it wants to drift too far over to the right in the neutral pattern. If I were to push it up, it would grind the reverse gear. Is there a weak spring or something causing this? I can’t find any info (TSBs or chat info) about this. Thanks for your advice. Your show is THE BEST! ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/corvette-shifting-problem/26176/2 "2009-02-07T19:44:34Z")
While the pattern is spring loaded to bias it toward upshifting as you move through the gates, you should have a reverse lockout. I’m not detailed familiar with your linkage, but I’d get a repair manual and look at the reverse lockout details. ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/corvette-shifting-problem/26176/3 "2009-02-07T19:58:25Z")
It could be a malfunction with the 1st-to-4th interlock.