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When reverse doesn't want to reverse.
I was driving around last night after changing the tranny oil to Swepco 201 oil and I had a bit of a problem. When I tried to put in reverse, the gear seemed locked. It wouldn't let me slip it into gear until I moved the shift lever into 1st then 2nd and moved it side to side in neutral.
Am I looking at a rebuild? If so, can I do it myself or is it best left to those with the tools and know how? My mechanical abilities are OK and I feel that I can do the job but will I spend more on the tools and parts needed compared to shipping it to someone who does this for a living? |
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01-09-2003, 06:05 AM
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If you did not such problem before, and have that immediately after the change of oil, then ... I would;
1. use the other brand of oil (if it ain't broke, ...) 2. adjust your shift linkage (most likely) 3. Drive it some more until you absolutely need a rebuild. At that time, is is a scale of difficulty of 9 out of 10 to do a tranny on a Porsche, and requires many special tools to make it fast. Otherwise, buy a rebuilt one.
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01-09-2003, 06:11 AM
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it's common for reverse not to engage until you either let out the clutch a bit to turn the gears so they line up better, or engage another gear first to do the same. see if the problem continues. i doubt if gear oil had anything to do with it.
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01-09-2003, 07:13 AM
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Would a clutch adjustment help? This actually started before I changed the oil so I don't think that it has anything to do with this.
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01-09-2003, 08:10 AM
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Had the same problemon my SC. adjusted the clutch, replaced the cable and everything is ok now.
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01-09-2003, 03:38 PM
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Just as JW said.......
My 83SC has 110K, new clutch, cable, 1 and 2 syncro's, and does exactly as you describe. I've made a habit of nudging 2nd prior to reverse and seldom have trouble. If that don't work, momentarily ease out the clutch a little and repeat. I don't think it's my shifter adjustment, since it shifts well in all the other gears. Just another of Porsches idiosyncracies, I guess
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01-09-2003, 09:34 PM
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Thanks for the comments. I will adjust the clutch and take a look at the linkage this weekend.
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