no reverse gear!

Discussion in '1947-1954' started by scottys54, Jul 14, 2008.

  1. scottys54

    scottys54 Member

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    I went out to my project in the garage on Saturday and attempted to back out my truck and discovered I could not get it to go in reverse. It shifted fine in 1st, 2nd and 3rd. I checked my fluid level in the trans and added a little but this did not seem to matter. Anybody ever have a problem like this?

    Thanks guys,
    Scottys54
     
  2. vwnate1

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    That's interesting .

    Silly question but : your clutch is O.K. ? hasn't been waiting to take up until your foot is almost off the pedal ? once in a blue moon they'll drive forward but not reverse .

    Sounds crazy but there it is .

    In any case , the trannies are pretty simple , take a look and see what's what .
     
  3. scottys54

    scottys54 Member

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    nate

    thanks for the info Nate. It has never given me any problems before and it worked just fine the last time I had it out of the garage. I thought I would check the linkage while I had someone in the cab shifting it to see if I could see anything. I just put a new clutch plate on not evan 1,000 miles ago shifting is great unless you want to go in reverse......

    Thanks again Nate
     
  4. HP53Deluxe

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    Ok, this may sound stupid, but is the emergency brake on or stuck? I haven't experienced this in a while, but I have had the vehicle move one way, but not the other with the emergency brake on. I think it would back up, but not move forward. IIRC. Can you hear or feel the clutch engaging?

    BTDT,
    Howard
     
  5. brit 50

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    Reverse

    Will it shift into reverse if you shut the engine off???
     

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