[FC] FC Power Glide - Lost Reverse

[James Davis]

I would bet on the reverse piston seals hardening.  The reverse piston 
is  the largest and most susceptible to failure.  I would guess heat and 
age caused it to fail.
Jim Davis

At 02:07 PM 9/30/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>I lost reverse gear with absolutely no warning symptoms on my 61 Greenbrier
>(PG) while traveling from Canada to Texas the other day.  I stopped in
>Memphis for the night and noticed I had no reverse.
>
>One minute working like new, the next.... nothing happens when the lever is
>moved to reverse...
>Not even a minor change in eingine idle.
>
>Tranny works perfectly in neutral and forward gears.
>
>Any ideas on what may be causing the problem, and how I might troubleshoot
>this, would be greatly appreciated.  Let's start with the easy stuff first.
>
>Thanks,
>Chris