Hi Ryan,
First thing I'd check is that the proper shifter is installed. Smoothcase
and ribcase shifters are different.
Moving the shifter into the reverse position, requires that a spring by the
shifter be depressed. It's located in the remote part of the trans and can
only be depressed by the shifter mechanism in the remote. Is it rusted?
There's a botton topped captive rod inside this spring to keep it all
together and in proper alignment. This is in both the smooth case and
ribcase remote.
If somehow this pin was bent on some forcing (BFH) approach on assembly, it
might not allow the shifter to move it al all. OTOH, if any of the shifter
forks were not assembled properly, (Hard to do!), it might not shift
properly.
I'm assuming this trans has not been installed in the car, as you would
normally shift it in all gears on the bench to see if it works. So, getting
it apart wouldn't be much of a job to see what's causing this failure.
Later, Paul A
----- Original Message -----
From: <ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net>
To: "Dean Hedin" <dlh2001@comcast.net>
Cc: "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] shifting isssues
> The concern is that its not that they are not engaging and grinding gears
(like a not fully engaged clutch) its that i cant get the stickshift itself
to move into the 1st (occasionally) or reverse position (at all). Obviously
my lack of how the transmission works is causing the problem with diagnosing
this. The car does shift into all forward gears and up until this morning
reverse with the engine running or not. The attempted failed shifts make NO
noise at all so its not grinding gear on gear.
>
> What would block the stickshift from moving into the reverse position?
could it be the synchros that are causing the blocking?
> Ryan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dean Hedin" <dlh2001@comcast.net>
> To: "Frank" <spritenut@comcast.net>
> Cc: "ryan kubanoff" <ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net>, "spridgets"
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 10:28:16 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] shifting isssues
>
> My apologies Frank, I did not realize you had assisted Ryan.
>
> If it truely was a well functioning tranny previously then the only thing
> I can think of is clutch adjustment.
>
> Important point is that first and reverse have no synchros, and they are
the ones giving trouble.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank" <spritenut@comcast.net>
> To: "Dean Hedin" <dlh2001@comcast.net>
> Cc: <ryan.kubanoff@comcast.net>; "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 9:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] shifting isssues
>
>
> > Dean Hedin wrote:
> >> Ryan, when it finally goes into first or reverse does it "crunch" in?
> >>
> >> Also, what do you mean by "hobble together" ?
> >> Does that mean you machined a new pilot bushing out of brass (OK) or
> >> does it mean you found a piece of steel tubing that was
> >> the right size (BAD)?
> >
> > It was a brass bushing
> > His was different than what the books say (or the parts ordered) but we
> > improvised.
>
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