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Built_To_Spill
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 Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2005 11:35 pm Post subject: popping out in reverse |
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| can anything be done about this? or is it save and buy a new transmission time. |
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karfer67
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:18 am Post subject: |
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far as i know yea that means it is time for a new trans. although you can try checking the trans gear oil level, shifter coupling, and shifter bushing where the shifter goes into the rod.
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Russ Wolfe
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 4:49 pm Post subject: |
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Popping out of reverse is usually caused by a life of being shifted into reverse while the car is still moving. Reverse is the only non syncro gear, and they get abused. Depends on the year, but most have a brass shift fork.
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Built_To_Spill
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 2:22 am Post subject: |
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| pardon my lack of knowledge, but what does that mean? it is a 72 |
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Russ Wolfe
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| Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 7:39 am Post subject: |
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| Built_To_Spill wrote: |
| pardon my lack of knowledge, but what does that mean? it is a 72 |
OK, if you have a '72, and it is the original trans, then you will have the steel shift fork. This means that the reverse idler gear is worn, along with its mating gear the 1st-2nd sliding gear. This is a major repair.
Start saving your money for another trans, if you don't find an external problems.
I rebuilt VW engines and trannies for 15 years.
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karfer67
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hey russ my 72 sometimes when i shift to it won't lock in so i have to do it twise sometimes. i am using an empi shifter if that helps any. once in though it has never poped out nor has it in any other gear.
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Russ Wolfe
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| karfer67 wrote: |
| hey russ my 72 sometimes when i shift to it won't lock in so i have to do it twise sometimes. i am using an empi shifter if that helps any. once in though it has never poped out nor has it in any other gear. |
You don't want to know my opinion of Empi shifters, or any aftermarket shift for that matter.
Like I said, I rebuilt engines and trannies at the dealers for 15 years.
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