Reverse is stuck

RyanGT · March 9th, 2009, 03:56 AM

Yep stuck in, been having this problem a lot. But normally a slight hit would get it out. Searched and apparently it is a sheared pin or something like that? It used to happen with stock quadrant/adjuster. Then i got steeda one and never went away. Now it is stuck! I sat in the backseat and kicked it, and pushed on it hard with my foot. Nada! I thought i would kick my foot though the radio if i tried any harder.

Going to try and jack up rear end and see if putting it in gear and letting the tires/tranny spin will help unlock it. But i doubt it. It is reversed into my driveway against my house.

Clutch engages and disengages just fine. What am i looking at here? Expensive fix? Bother with it? Hard to get it into first and second sometimes also, never grinds... just very hard to move it into gear (randomly). Never does it when it is moving though just at a stop light.

Im running decent amount of power so i know it was only a matter of time... So i was going to tow it to my speed shop. Could i self tow it and hold clutch in? What would be max speed that you could go? wouldn't matter?

Should i get the t-45 beefed up? Or t56 viper spec? I have rear end work that will be done at the shop anyways... so it wouldn't be an extra trip, would just do it all at once. Need shit welded, and i dont want to mess with internals of differential! So might as well have them do tranny as well.

SWEET2KSTANG · March 9th, 2009, 04:08 AM

it happened to my car out in the parking lot of work. doc and i pushed and pushed to try and get it to come free, but it only broke something inside. i now have a promotion built t45, by far the best manual trans i have ever delt with.

JoshC! · March 9th, 2009, 04:12 AM

hey sweet, how much did that tranny cost you if you dont mind me askin?

SWEET2KSTANG · March 9th, 2009, 04:14 AM

for the trans, clutch kit, new quad, cable, firewall adjuster, shipping, etc; i think i paid around $1400.

SWEET2KSTANG · March 9th, 2009, 04:14 AM

for the trans, clutch kit, new quad, cable, firewall adjuster, shipping, etc; i think i paid around $1400.

JoshC! · March 9th, 2009, 04:16 AM

thats it?! damn man, thats a good deal! where did you get it?

SWEET2KSTANG · March 9th, 2009, 04:17 AM

everything thru promotion: ProMotion Powertrain

JoshC! · March 9th, 2009, 04:21 AM

cool thanks for the info!

SWEET2KSTANG · March 9th, 2009, 04:26 AM

no problem. i will probably have to call them this fall about a new set up maybe as well.

JoshC! · March 9th, 2009, 04:27 AM

new setup???

do they do t56's also? i didnt see anything in there. i heard some say you dont like t56's, why is that?

SWEET2KSTANG · March 9th, 2009, 04:37 AM

they deal with all the tremec transmissions. i dont know if this t45 will hold the power i am hoping to see this fall.

i not a t56 fan, good trans, just not me.

JoshC! · March 9th, 2009, 04:43 AM

oh i see.

you gonna go FI?

SWEET2KSTANG · March 9th, 2009, 04:46 AM

i didnt plan on it, but the damn boost bug is really getting to me.

JoshC! · March 9th, 2009, 04:49 AM

lol yeah man i know what you mean. im about to get a lot of over time at work and im gonna want to buy a SC but i should really save my money insted.

~C~ · March 9th, 2009, 09:13 AM

Ryan that sucks. It's always something! If you are going to replace it, I would just do a 56 if you can. I should have done that when I replaced mine. Stupid stupid stupid and I kick myself for it now.

Anyway, when I got my new trans, I went with Jasper because they had a great warranty on the T45 and no one over at mustangforums.com answered my posts about the tranny. Big mistake going with Jasper. They are apparently good for engines and stuff but not to good for trannys IMO. I am on my fourth Jasper transmission. Reason being is they replace broken parts with in and send it out to you.....not your tranny but another they got in. I had problems with three transmissions they sent to me. Finally Mike at Jasper told me they were going to completely rebuild the entire transmission, all new internals. When they did that and sent it to me, it worked great. Have it in now and it is fine.

Long story short, I would go with Promotion as well. Completely agree with Sweet on this......however, Jasper did hold to their warranty and was pretty damn good about making things right. So I can't fault them one bit there. I didn't pay one dime more than I originally did.

RyanGT · March 9th, 2009, 12:48 PM

Yeah, go firgure. Get back from datalogging an awesome tune by joe, pretty damn close to fixing my issue. In a good mood and reverse into driveway... cant get it out! Sucks!

So I should check out promotional powertrain for a new tranny? I hear lots of good things about them!

What about getting the car to the shop? Since i need to go there anyways, could i tow on the freeway with just holding the clutch in? Or somehow find backroads all the way there? Minus being stuck in gear towing would be easy, since car still turns on for breaks and power steering.

Trick Tuners · March 9th, 2009, 01:49 PM

Same thing happened to a guy on my local forum

get a buddy and try rocking the car back and forth to try to pop it out of gear....worked in my eclipse when it was stuck in 1st

yea i just pulled up on the stick and felt it lift and while the car was on i slowly let the clutch out and pushed forward and it popped out.. but not after bruising my hand.. and spending like 30 min fucking with it and all

RyanGT · March 9th, 2009, 02:14 PM

Cool Ill definitely try that first. Think i still need to look into a new tranny? Or get it rebuilt? That pin that makes it get stuck is usually not on the list of parts to replace im guessing?

Jazzer The Cat · March 9th, 2009, 09:53 PM

Boy, this brings back memories

I had a '72 Vega many a year ago and used to lose my 3rd gear synchro. It used to get stuck and had to replace it. I could disengage it via clutch, but would not come out.

Come to think of it, I ended up frying the clutch on a Saturday night getting it going out of the mud. I could never get a clutch to work as well as that one did ever again. I am still pissed about it

Jazzer

RyanGT · March 9th, 2009, 10:39 PM

Yeah it really sucks! So close to being complete and this hits.

March 9th, 2009, 03:56 AM	#1
RyanGT MM Fanatic 2000 GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 4,258 iTrader: 4 reviews	Reverse is stuck Yep stuck in, been having this problem a lot. But normally a slight hit would get it out. Searched and apparently it is a sheared pin or something like that? It used to happen with stock quadrant/adjuster. Then i got steeda one and never went away. Now it is stuck! I sat in the backseat and kicked it, and pushed on it hard with my foot. Nada! I thought i would kick my foot though the radio if i tried any harder. Going to try and jack up rear end and see if putting it in gear and letting the tires/tranny spin will help unlock it. But i doubt it. It is reversed into my driveway against my house. Clutch engages and disengages just fine. What am i looking at here? Expensive fix? Bother with it? Hard to get it into first and second sometimes also, never grinds... just very hard to move it into gear (randomly). Never does it when it is moving though just at a stop light. Im running decent amount of power so i know it was only a matter of time... So i was going to tow it to my speed shop. Could i self tow it and hold clutch in? What would be max speed that you could go? wouldn't matter? Should i get the t-45 beefed up? Or t56 viper spec? I have rear end work that will be done at the shop anyways... so it wouldn't be an extra trip, would just do it all at once. Need shit welded, and i dont want to mess with internals of differential! So might as well have them do tranny as well. __________________ 2000 Black convertible GT: KB 15psi, and other goodies... 1971 Datsun 240 z: Header and rebuilt motor. (The DD)

March 9th, 2009, 04:08 AM	#2
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	it happened to my car out in the parking lot of work. doc and i pushed and pushed to try and get it to come free, but it only broke something inside. i now have a promotion built t45, by far the best manual trans i have ever delt with. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

March 9th, 2009, 04:12 AM	#3
JoshC! ! Post Entirely Way Too Much 2000 GT Vert 14.646 @ 97.41 2.37 60' Need to hit the track with my new mods Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Odessa, Texas Posts: 5,343 iTrader: 0 reviews	hey sweet, how much did that tranny cost you if you dont mind me askin? __________________ Im topless, are you? Topless Mustang Club Founder Black Stang Crew Member #boobs out mods/pics BAMA Performance Drag Team #3

March 9th, 2009, 04:14 AM	#4
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	for the trans, clutch kit, new quad, cable, firewall adjuster, shipping, etc; i think i paid around $1400. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

March 9th, 2009, 04:14 AM	#5
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	for the trans, clutch kit, new quad, cable, firewall adjuster, shipping, etc; i think i paid around $1400. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

March 9th, 2009, 04:16 AM	#6
JoshC! ! Post Entirely Way Too Much 2000 GT Vert 14.646 @ 97.41 2.37 60' Need to hit the track with my new mods Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Odessa, Texas Posts: 5,343 iTrader: 0 reviews	thats it?! damn man, thats a good deal! where did you get it? __________________ Im topless, are you? Topless Mustang Club Founder Black Stang Crew Member #boobs out mods/pics BAMA Performance Drag Team #3

March 9th, 2009, 04:17 AM	#7
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	everything thru promotion: ProMotion Powertrain __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

March 9th, 2009, 04:21 AM	#8
JoshC! ! Post Entirely Way Too Much 2000 GT Vert 14.646 @ 97.41 2.37 60' Need to hit the track with my new mods Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Odessa, Texas Posts: 5,343 iTrader: 0 reviews	cool thanks for the info! __________________ Im topless, are you? Topless Mustang Club Founder Black Stang Crew Member #boobs out mods/pics BAMA Performance Drag Team #3

March 9th, 2009, 04:26 AM	#9
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	no problem. i will probably have to call them this fall about a new set up maybe as well. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

March 9th, 2009, 04:27 AM	#10
JoshC! ! Post Entirely Way Too Much 2000 GT Vert 14.646 @ 97.41 2.37 60' Need to hit the track with my new mods Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Odessa, Texas Posts: 5,343 iTrader: 0 reviews	new setup??? do they do t56's also? i didnt see anything in there. i heard some say you dont like t56's, why is that? __________________ Im topless, are you? Topless Mustang Club Founder Black Stang Crew Member #boobs out mods/pics BAMA Performance Drag Team #3

March 9th, 2009, 04:37 AM	#11
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	they deal with all the tremec transmissions. i dont know if this t45 will hold the power i am hoping to see this fall. i not a t56 fan, good trans, just not me. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

March 9th, 2009, 04:43 AM	#12
JoshC! ! Post Entirely Way Too Much 2000 GT Vert 14.646 @ 97.41 2.37 60' Need to hit the track with my new mods Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Odessa, Texas Posts: 5,343 iTrader: 0 reviews	oh i see. you gonna go FI? __________________ Im topless, are you? Topless Mustang Club Founder Black Stang Crew Member #boobs out mods/pics BAMA Performance Drag Team #3

March 9th, 2009, 04:46 AM	#13
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	i didnt plan on it, but the damn boost bug is really getting to me. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

March 9th, 2009, 04:49 AM	#14
JoshC! ! Post Entirely Way Too Much 2000 GT Vert 14.646 @ 97.41 2.37 60' Need to hit the track with my new mods Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Odessa, Texas Posts: 5,343 iTrader: 0 reviews	lol yeah man i know what you mean. im about to get a lot of over time at work and im gonna want to buy a SC but i should really save my money insted. __________________ Im topless, are you? Topless Mustang Club Founder Black Stang Crew Member #boobs out mods/pics BAMA Performance Drag Team #3

March 9th, 2009, 09:13 AM	#15
~C~ ~C~, The Other White Meat! Y2K YellowJacket GT ~TBD~ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West side B-More Posts: 1,710 iTrader: 2 reviews	Ryan that sucks. It's always something! If you are going to replace it, I would just do a 56 if you can. I should have done that when I replaced mine. Stupid stupid stupid and I kick myself for it now. Anyway, when I got my new trans, I went with Jasper because they had a great warranty on the T45 and no one over at mustangforums.com answered my posts about the tranny. Big mistake going with Jasper. They are apparently good for engines and stuff but not to good for trannys IMO. I am on my fourth Jasper transmission. Reason being is they replace broken parts with in and send it out to you.....not your tranny but another they got in. I had problems with three transmissions they sent to me. Finally Mike at Jasper told me they were going to completely rebuild the entire transmission, all new internals. When they did that and sent it to me, it worked great. Have it in now and it is fine. Long story short, I would go with Promotion as well. Completely agree with Sweet on this......however, Jasper did hold to their warranty and was pretty damn good about making things right. So I can't fault them one bit there. I didn't pay one dime more than I originally did. __________________ BLOWN Bumblebeast! 370 rwhp / 381 ft lbs ~Tuned by JJ at WMS "Like the blind man says......We shall see...."

March 9th, 2009, 12:48 PM	#16
RyanGT MM Fanatic 2000 GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 4,258 iTrader: 4 reviews	Yeah, go firgure. Get back from datalogging an awesome tune by joe, pretty damn close to fixing my issue. In a good mood and reverse into driveway... cant get it out! Sucks! So I should check out promotional powertrain for a new tranny? I hear lots of good things about them! What about getting the car to the shop? Since i need to go there anyways, could i tow on the freeway with just holding the clutch in? Or somehow find backroads all the way there? Minus being stuck in gear towing would be easy, since car still turns on for breaks and power steering. __________________ 2000 Black convertible GT: KB 15psi, and other goodies... 1971 Datsun 240 z: Header and rebuilt motor. (The DD)

March 9th, 2009, 02:14 PM	#18
RyanGT MM Fanatic 2000 GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 4,258 iTrader: 4 reviews	Cool Ill definitely try that first. Think i still need to look into a new tranny? Or get it rebuilt? That pin that makes it get stuck is usually not on the list of parts to replace im guessing? __________________ 2000 Black convertible GT: KB 15psi, and other goodies... 1971 Datsun 240 z: Header and rebuilt motor. (The DD)

March 9th, 2009, 10:39 PM	#20
RyanGT MM Fanatic 2000 GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 4,258 iTrader: 4 reviews	Yeah it really sucks! So close to being complete and this hits. __________________ 2000 Black convertible GT: KB 15psi, and other goodies... 1971 Datsun 240 z: Header and rebuilt motor. (The DD)

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