<VV> Can't Select Reverse

[Matt Nall]

This morning, I reversed the car out of its normal 
downhill-towards-the-harbor parking spot without any difficulty, drove 
around to church, etc., and selected reverse several times without 
incident. This afternoon, with the car parked downhill toward the ocean, 
I cannot select reverse at all. It makes no difference whether the 
engine is running or off, or whether I select other gears first. When 
you try and go left into reverse, it will swing left but not forward 
into reverse. There's no grinding noise or clutch engagement, just no 
movement. The clutch works fine in all forward gears.

Can someone help me with what's going on here? I need to use the car but 
this will have to be a field repair. I have the shop manual but the 
diagrams don't tell me much about what to look for to diagnose the problem.

Thanks in advance,

Jeff Aronson

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 Jeff,  you need more rotation of the selector shaft in the trans.....CCW  IIRC...


A worn coupler / pin... clamp loose...


I'd get under and loosen the clamp...twist the selector shaft CCW  and re- tighten.


Hope this helps!


Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
http://mysite.ncnetwork.net/reswr0kp/