Author Topic: Lost reverse in my tranny.  (Read 609 times)

Offline bentpshrods

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Lost reverse in my tranny.
« on: September 12, 2011 - 07:25:58 PM »
  Took the cuda to a car show this last weekend.  As I pulled into my parking spot I was a bit to far forward so I put it in reverse to back up just a bit.  There was a small thud and then no reverse. ( Have a 340/AT)The car will just rev up when I try to back up.  I still have all three forward gears ----but it just free revs in reverse.  About twenty years ago this happened and I had blown out the reverse servo ??  There was an arm and spring hanging down into the pan if I remember right. When this happened last time the car got parked in the garage for 21 years.  When the trans was rebuilt I had a high stall speed converter, full manual shift kit , and beefier internals put in.  I have not pulled the pan off yet so I was just wondering if this is the same thing that happened as before---can that be fixed without pulling the tranny. I can still drive it to a shop if I have to. If not, I will pull it out and take it in somewhere to save a few bucks that way. And it sure as hell ain't gonna get parked for very long this time----but it looks like my fall cruising may have come to an end.      :crying:     




Offline tactransman

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Re: Lost reverse in my tranny.
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2011 - 11:44:09 AM »
Probably broke the band and that is not fixable in the car. Drop the pan and have a look,might be the servo thing again and if the band isn't burnt, that can be fixed in the car.
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Offline bentpshrods

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Re: Lost reverse in my tranny.
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2011 - 07:47:01 PM »
 Thanks Terry.   Will see what happened this weekend. 

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Re: Lost reverse in my tranny.
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2011 - 12:39:09 AM »
Haha if ya need the help of a scrawny little dude Sunday is free