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Old 03-21-2006, 01:51 PM
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Default Need Help! Car won't go into reverse

I can go into all other gears except reverse. Seems like the shifter won't go down all the way?

I do have a UUC shortshifter, but never had a problem before. It just acted up this morning.

Any ideas comrades?
Old 03-21-2006, 01:55 PM
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roll the car back a foot.
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could have slipped out of alignment.....the shifter
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Tried rolling back, no luck.
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have you tried engaging the R right after putting it into first with your foot off the brakes/Ebrake
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Default Fixed!

OMg, bone head problem, someone was screwing with my shift ****, causing it to be lose. I took it off and screwed it back all the way, so I could engage.

Thanks for the comments eveyone! and sorry for the noobish questioning
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"UUC shortshifter"
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try letting out the clutch again, then push it back in and try putting into R again.
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^^^that's what happened to me
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