1985 Porsche 911 3.2 gears issue

[jimmy-cakes]

Hiya,

Hope someone can help

i have a 1985 Porsche 911 3.2 Carrera and the car is currently stuck in reverse it is a 5 speed manual transmission the car is not shifting out of reverse it is stuck any help would be appreciated
i am a newbie Porsche owner by the way so go easy on me
Thanks

[john walker's workshop]

Remove the backup light switch on the end of the trans and force the activating pin inward to pop it out of reverse.
Usually caused by a detent in the wrong position last time the trans was apart.

[jimmy-cakes]

thanks for that quick reply
sorry call me thick but where is the backup light switch? any pictures?

Thanks Jim

[darrin]

Originally Posted by jimmy-cakes

thanks for that quick reply
sorry call me thick but where is the backup light switch? any pictures?

Thanks Jim

Jim -- found this thread http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/688672-915-reverse-light-switch-location.html by googling "Porsche 915 backup light switch location"

[john walker's workshop]

Expect some gear oil drool in the process.

[cabmandone]

FWIW, I had something crazy like this happen once on my car. Ended up being the collar that tightens onto the splines of the shift coupler had come loos and the shift rod was sliding on the coupler.