2001 C5 cant put into reverse
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Drifting
Joined: Oct 2000
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From: St. Paul,MN
2001 C5 cant put into reverse
Just got her out of storage of about 4 months. Everything checks out (oil pressure, temps, voltage, etc) except....
I cant put the car in reverse. Drove around for a good hour and still no reverse gear.
Anybody got an idea!?
I cant put the car in reverse. Drove around for a good hour and still no reverse gear.
Anybody got an idea!?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2012
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From: OK
Won't go into reverse or goes into reverse but won't move?
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 6,644
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From: OK
I am still new to the C5 but like most standard tranny's I have found when our MN6 gets cantankerous about going into reverse...I can slip the clutch in first and rock it forward just a tad, then slip it into reverse. Usually gets better when warmed up... probably Synchronizers
Possibly a new or different fluid would help with shifting.
If you haven't done it, the Venom mod might help?
I am in the process of learning more about these cars and their quirks and fixes... so take what I am saying with a grain of salt till you get conformation on what to do...I like thinking out loud and this is part of my "hands on" learning experience, but would hate leading someone down the wrong path.
Possibly a new or different fluid would help with shifting.
If you haven't done it, the Venom mod might help?
I am in the process of learning more about these cars and their quirks and fixes... so take what I am saying with a grain of salt till you get conformation on what to do...I like thinking out loud and this is part of my "hands on" learning experience, but would hate leading someone down the wrong path.
Last edited by 73Corvette; Mar 29, 2015 at 01:56 PM.
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 1,744
Likes: 1
From: St. Paul,MN
I am still new to the C5 but like most standard tranny's I have found when our MN6 gets cantankerous about going into reverse...I can slip the clutch in first and rock it forward just a tad, then slip it into reverse. Usually gets better when warmed up... probably Synchronizers
Possibly a new or different fluid would help with shifting.
If you haven't done it, the Venom mod might help?
I am in the process of learning more about these cars and their quirks and fixes... so take what I am saying with a grain of salt till you get conformation on what to do...I like thinking out loud and this is part of my "hands on" learning experience, but would hate leading someone down the wrong path.
Possibly a new or different fluid would help with shifting.
If you haven't done it, the Venom mod might help?
I am in the process of learning more about these cars and their quirks and fixes... so take what I am saying with a grain of salt till you get conformation on what to do...I like thinking out loud and this is part of my "hands on" learning experience, but would hate leading someone down the wrong path.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 6,644
Likes: 481
From: OK
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 6,644
Likes: 481
From: OK
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 1,744
Likes: 1
From: St. Paul,MN
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