Hey everyone,
My cars lost reverse... It had a dodgy engine mount for a while and the engine had heaps of movement and then I fixed all that and still cant get reverse??? At first I could just get it in and reverse a bit and itd pop out, now it goes sorta halfway in and theres a grinding noise when I let the clutch out. Any ideas from you gearbox fanatics???
Sam
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Lost reverse.. gearbox probs
yeah i'd be interested in comparing my lever to others, it has a lot of movement when in gear. all the rubber bits are all worn and cracked, so just how worn do they have to be before gear selection becomes a prob?
another note, i lose a fair amount of gear oil through my reverse switch, have to check the level frequently.
another note, i lose a fair amount of gear oil through my reverse switch, have to check the level frequently.
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Well, it underselecting.
I seem to recall an issue with the shifter rod, between the gearshift and the back of the box.
If this this is installed upside down, the reverse will be a bastard as you describe.
I believe 5th can be a little pedantic as well.
L8tr
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I seem to recall an issue with the shifter rod, between the gearshift and the back of the box.
If this this is installed upside down, the reverse will be a bastard as you describe.
I believe 5th can be a little pedantic as well.
L8tr
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Forcd4 wrote:Oh fuk no dude it's you a again, the oracle.
Ok update....
I bought a spare second hand shifter, and spent the day rollin around in the dust pullin off the old one and puttin it back together.
I found that my old one was bent like so:
so I put the good one in and cleaned it all up.. and got very excited because once id bolted the frame back on I could get reverse!! so i tidied up and went in to have dinner, came back out to try it n go for a drive, and no reverse!!! Im about to go nuts was a long day for nothin... any ideas????
Sam
I bought a spare second hand shifter, and spent the day rollin around in the dust pullin off the old one and puttin it back together.
I found that my old one was bent like so:
so I put the good one in and cleaned it all up.. and got very excited because once id bolted the frame back on I could get reverse!! so i tidied up and went in to have dinner, came back out to try it n go for a drive, and no reverse!!! Im about to go nuts was a long day for nothin... any ideas????
Sam
OK, I figured it was the engine mounting as the gearstick dropped a fair bit towards the handbrake... and I couldnt be fuked gettin under it again without a hoist... so I took it to a mechanic - not the same one who fuked it up to start with mind you... And he fixed it, albeit temporarily. Although I explained the problem in detail, he got reverse just by bending something out of the way or something like that... So I can just drive till the engine drops and I gota fix it again I suppose!!
Sam
Sam