Help!! Stuck in Reverse
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Melting Slicks
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Help!! Stuck in Reverse
Was getting ready to wash it for the Vintage Grand Prix tomorrow, and the reverse interlock is not clicking out. So I have reverse and neutral. That's it.
What's the fix???
What's the fix???
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St. Jude Donor '09
I had mine stuck in 3rd once Jay. Happened when I had the Vette out in cold January. Shifter and linkage were cold and got all jammed up. I jacked the car up and loosened the shifter rods at the tranny. I think they somehow got jammed on a down shift. I loosened wiggled the rods around and re-tightened.
Hope that's your problem.
Are you going for the show?
Hope that's your problem.
Are you going for the show?
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St. Jude Donor '09
Oh, after you loosen them, try to put the shifter into neutral. Then the rod ends should point straight up and the reverse lever is pointed to the back(I think).
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St. Jude Donor '09
I have a Hurst shifter though. I don't have the reverse lock-out.
If it doesn't rain, I was going to try to hit the race on Sunday, 12-5 I think. If I don't have to drive anyone around either.
If it doesn't rain, I was going to try to hit the race on Sunday, 12-5 I think. If I don't have to drive anyone around either.
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Sounds like the 1-2 gate is out of alignment and is stopping the shifter from returning to the forward gears. It may be that you snatched reverse and the 1-2 lever hooked up with it not allowing the shifter to return.
Check the 1-2 lever on the box to see if it is fully in the neutral position. The shifter rod may have bent and while 1-2 is in neutral on the box the shifter gate is a little off stopping the shifter returning to the 1-2 gate.
The reverse lock out just stops the lever moving into the reverse gate. When you return to the 1-2 gate it drops back to it's normal position. Can't see how it would cause this problem.
Oh, and check you haven't lost one of the shifter mounting bolts. If the shifter can rotate around only one of the bolts it would cause these symptoms.
Probably a good idea to realign the whole shifter once you find the problem.
Check the 1-2 lever on the box to see if it is fully in the neutral position. The shifter rod may have bent and while 1-2 is in neutral on the box the shifter gate is a little off stopping the shifter returning to the 1-2 gate.
The reverse lock out just stops the lever moving into the reverse gate. When you return to the 1-2 gate it drops back to it's normal position. Can't see how it would cause this problem.
Oh, and check you haven't lost one of the shifter mounting bolts. If the shifter can rotate around only one of the bolts it would cause these symptoms.
Probably a good idea to realign the whole shifter once you find the problem.
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Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by RHD '68 L89
Sounds like the 1-2 gate is out of alignment and is stopping the shifter from returning to the forward gears. It may be that you snatched reverse and the 1-2 lever hooked up with it not allowing the shifter to return.
Check the 1-2 lever on the box to see if it is fully in the neutral position. The shifter rod may have bent and while 1-2 is in neutral on the box the shifter gate is a little off stopping the shifter returning to the 1-2 gate.
The reverse lock out just stops the lever moving into the reverse gate. When you return to the 1-2 gate it drops back to it's normal position.
Check the 1-2 lever on the box to see if it is fully in the neutral position. The shifter rod may have bent and while 1-2 is in neutral on the box the shifter gate is a little off stopping the shifter returning to the 1-2 gate.
The reverse lock out just stops the lever moving into the reverse gate. When you return to the 1-2 gate it drops back to it's normal position.
Melting Slicks
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From: Vancouver BC, Canada
i once got stuck in 1st and Reverse at the same time
/pause/
yep just had an earthquake in Vancouver
woah, swaying at 20 stories high is a little scary
anyhoo, time to readjust linkage and rebuild shifter?
i've also had my car pop out 1st a few times with a rather large bang...
/pause/
yep just had an earthquake in Vancouver
woah, swaying at 20 stories high is a little scary
anyhoo, time to readjust linkage and rebuild shifter?
i've also had my car pop out 1st a few times with a rather large bang...
