Rockledge
Pluggin' away
First the Good News. I finally got it all back together and took the SHO for a ride.The Midwest Stage 1 clutch feels great and the suspension upgrade (Tokicos, Eibachs, TPR bushings, front control arms) along with the reinforced mounts makes it feel like a whole new car. 
Now the Bad News: I can't get the tranny into reverse! :cry: I have determined that it's not clutch-related at all; it's just as if there is no reverse gear to go into.
As I said, 1-5 shifts are great, as good as they've ever been since I've had the car. It almost feels like there is some sort of "safety" that is preventing the tranny from being put into reverse (like the one where you can't go from 5th to reverse, for example).
My initial thoughts on the problem:
1. That I might have bent something either inside the shift mechanism or inside the tranny itself when I kind of forced it into gear when the clutch failed (I was on a busy expressway and needed to get it in gear in order to make it to the next exit ramp);
2. That I might have bent something inside the tranny when I was picking it up and putting it down etc. during the clutch job. Although I don't recall any instances where the tranny was treated roughly and could have been damaged, it is kinda awkward to handle, and maybe when I put it down one time it could have pivoted, resulting in too much weight being put on the shifter shaft.
I'm no expert on the MTX, so any feedback on this problem will be greatly appreciated.
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Now the Bad News: I can't get the tranny into reverse! :cry: I have determined that it's not clutch-related at all; it's just as if there is no reverse gear to go into.
As I said, 1-5 shifts are great, as good as they've ever been since I've had the car. It almost feels like there is some sort of "safety" that is preventing the tranny from being put into reverse (like the one where you can't go from 5th to reverse, for example). My initial thoughts on the problem:
1. That I might have bent something either inside the shift mechanism or inside the tranny itself when I kind of forced it into gear when the clutch failed (I was on a busy expressway and needed to get it in gear in order to make it to the next exit ramp);
2. That I might have bent something inside the tranny when I was picking it up and putting it down etc. during the clutch job. Although I don't recall any instances where the tranny was treated roughly and could have been damaged, it is kinda awkward to handle, and maybe when I put it down one time it could have pivoted, resulting in too much weight being put on the shifter shaft.
I'm no expert on the MTX, so any feedback on this problem will be greatly appreciated.
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