New Clutch, no reverse, leaking brake fluid
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New Clutch, no reverse, leaking brake fluid
Well, 2 steps forward, one step back. Got the remote bleeder tightened up and now my clutch engages and disengages, but a test drive around the neighborhood revealed that
A) I cannot get my new MGW shifter into the reverse gate so I'm gonna check the lockout solenoid fuse. 1-4 are perfect. I can get into 5 and 6 but haven't tried them while moving because
B) I have a brake fluid leak at the rear of the vehicle. I suspect it to be the hardline union on the driver side. I disconnected that union to drop the rear cradle. Perhaps I didn't tighten it enough when putting the car back together.
Any tips?
A) I cannot get my new MGW shifter into the reverse gate so I'm gonna check the lockout solenoid fuse. 1-4 are perfect. I can get into 5 and 6 but haven't tried them while moving because
B) I have a brake fluid leak at the rear of the vehicle. I suspect it to be the hardline union on the driver side. I disconnected that union to drop the rear cradle. Perhaps I didn't tighten it enough when putting the car back together.
Any tips?
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Also I checked the fuse for the reverse lockout and it looks good. Maybe I missed reconnecting the reverse lockout solenoid, but I thought I hooked up all the connectors to the transmission.
My next steps are checking the wires to the transmission and the shifter alignment, but I would think if the shifter was misaligned, I wouldn't be able to get into the other 6 gears. It just seems that the reverse lockout is the issue as I cant get into the gate. I haven't tried to force it in.
My next steps are checking the wires to the transmission and the shifter alignment, but I would think if the shifter was misaligned, I wouldn't be able to get into the other 6 gears. It just seems that the reverse lockout is the issue as I cant get into the gate. I haven't tried to force it in.
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SWAG 3, Was the transmission in neutral when you used the MGW alignment tool ? (There is no neutral in a manual, but you get the idea)
BTW: If the MGW shifter is removed you can shift the transmission with a small wooden stick. I use the wood handle part of my small ball peen hammer.
BTW: If the MGW shifter is removed you can shift the transmission with a small wooden stick. I use the wood handle part of my small ball peen hammer.
Last edited by Dutch08; Oct 21, 2019 at 02:36 PM.
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SWAG 3, Was the transmission in neutral when you used the MGW alignment tool ? (There is no neutral in a manual, but you get the idea)
BTW: If the MGW shifter is removed you can shift the transmission with a small wooden stick. I use the wood handle part of my small ball peen hammer.
BTW: If the MGW shifter is removed you can shift the transmission with a small wooden stick. I use the wood handle part of my small ball peen hammer.
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