Help! Stuck in Reverse!
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Help! Stuck in Reverse!
Backed the 66 out of the garage today and went to shift into first and she wouldn't go......Linkage felt funky and even when I get it into a forward gear....let the clutch out....she squats down but wont move.
I did find the lockout rod from inside the shifter lying on the ground.
Its got the skinny pin part on the end, but the fatter part of the shaft measures exactly 9 inches at the moment, however it looks like a piece broke off on the end of that fatter part. Not sure how much broke off.
I'm waiting for my buddy to come over now with a real strong magnet and I'm going to try to insert a skinny screwdriver down the shifter and magnetize it to see if I can extract any broken piece that may still be down in there.
In the meantime....I thought I would post up to see if anyone has any suggestions/ideas or past experience with this problem. Right now she is dead in the water in the driveway.
Thanks
Glen
I did find the lockout rod from inside the shifter lying on the ground.
Its got the skinny pin part on the end, but the fatter part of the shaft measures exactly 9 inches at the moment, however it looks like a piece broke off on the end of that fatter part. Not sure how much broke off.
I'm waiting for my buddy to come over now with a real strong magnet and I'm going to try to insert a skinny screwdriver down the shifter and magnetize it to see if I can extract any broken piece that may still be down in there.
In the meantime....I thought I would post up to see if anyone has any suggestions/ideas or past experience with this problem. Right now she is dead in the water in the driveway.
Thanks
Glen
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Sounds like your stuck in Rev. and 1st.
with the rev lockout pin failing it allowed you to not get out of rev. and then you shifted into first.
crawl under the car with a 1/2" or 9/16" box wrench and put the trans shift arms in neutral.
you might have to jack up the rear
Then order a new pin to fix
jack
with the rev lockout pin failing it allowed you to not get out of rev. and then you shifted into first.
crawl under the car with a 1/2" or 9/16" box wrench and put the trans shift arms in neutral.
you might have to jack up the rear
Then order a new pin to fix
jack
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From: Media, Delaware County, Penna (Next door to Philly)
Sounds like your stuck in Rev. and 1st.
with the rev lockout pin failing it allowed you to not get out of rev. and then you shifted into first.
crawl under the car with a 1/2" or 9/16" box wrench and put the trans shift arms in neutral.
you might have to jack up the rear
Then order a new pin to fix
jack
with the rev lockout pin failing it allowed you to not get out of rev. and then you shifted into first.
crawl under the car with a 1/2" or 9/16" box wrench and put the trans shift arms in neutral.
you might have to jack up the rear
Then order a new pin to fix
jack
I got it back in the garage and up on the lift. Reverse and 1st are TOO close and Im not going to take a chance driving it without the lockout.
I'm actually thinking of replacing the whole shifter with a Hurst unit. This one is pretty sloppy. (Muncie Trans)
What are your thoughts on the Hurst????
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Thanks Jack....Before I read your post I removed the top of the console and boot and was able to get the linkage into place where it belongs and out of reverse. Bottom line...it shifts through all gears but there is no longer a lockout due to the broken part.
I got it back in the garage and up on the lift. Reverse and 1st are TOO close and Im not going to take a chance driving it without the lockout.
I'm actually thinking of replacing the whole shifter with a Hurst unit. This one is pretty sloppy. (Muncie Trans)
What are your thoughts on the Hurst????
I got it back in the garage and up on the lift. Reverse and 1st are TOO close and Im not going to take a chance driving it without the lockout.
I'm actually thinking of replacing the whole shifter with a Hurst unit. This one is pretty sloppy. (Muncie Trans)
What are your thoughts on the Hurst????
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However, I can't compare it to a Hurst. A Hurst is much tighter, much stronger, and much more precise. I doubt my original '68 Muncie shifter would have survived what I put Hurst shifters through in road racing.
In all honesty, the original shifter, if in proper operating condition and shimmed, cleaned, lubed, and adjusted properly, is more than enough for the OP.
However, his last question was:
"What are your thoughts on the Hurst???? "
