No Reverse and bad noises...

[123abc]

So I start the car up to take it for a test drive. Put it in reverse, feels normal. Start slipping out the clutch and the car moves forward! All the other gears work great and engage good. However, there is also a rattling that has a metallic sound to it. It sounds kind of like scraping, doesn't matter if the clutch is in or out, what gear it's in, nothing. Shifter cables are hooked up right, nothing is loose. I even manually put the levers on the trans into the reverse position, and it does the same thing.


I also have a big oil leak on the oil pan, but that isn't as big of an issue as this. I would like to start daily-ing the car asap, but this shit is holding me back. Any and all input is welcome!

[carltalon]

The way the tranny shifts into reverse is kinda weird if a pin ar a detent ball came loose in the linkage it would probly shift into 5th instead of reverse.

I have a 90 FWD tranny sitting here if you need a different one.

[123abc]

I sent you a pm regarding that trans.


If something broke in the linkages inside the trans, why would the car move forward when the levers on the outside physically go in reverse and every gear shifts like butter? On the outside, driving it, it feels just like it should.

[123abc]

I found something that might be of interest regarding the shifter cables:

Reverse:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/forums/../photopost/data/517/medium/SDC10576R.JPG

5th Gear:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/forums/../photopost/data/517/medium/SDC105775.JPG

On those two gear it looks perfectly normal to me. Now, look when the top cable moves the gear selector down into the first and 2nd gear slot.

1st Gear:

http://www.mitsustyle.com/forums/../photopost/data/517/medium/SDC105781.JPG

See how the boot stays the same? Is that normal?

[123abc]

Reverse works now I guess. All I did was unhook the cables under the hood completely, only then could I manually put it in reverse under the hood. Hooked the cables back up and test drove it, all seems well now.

I'm going to swap turbos back to my 14b cause the 16g is junk shit. I'm hoping thats all my problem is. Otherwise it might be the starter too. Gotta drop the damn pan too. :(

[twack]

I took that turbo off my car for a reason, make a mut turbo or toss it, no other use for that turbo

[123abc]

I took that turbo off my car for a reason, make a mut turbo or toss it, no other use for that turbo


Yeah, turbo's are already swapped. Oil pan is off too. Do they make thicker rubber or cork gaskets for the oil pan?

[4g63tcrazy]

Why not try rtv? That's how they came from the factory. I believe its grey rtv or something like that. I used high temp copper rtv on my friend's laser cause he got the wrong oil pan gasket and it doesn't leak at all. He even has 2 stripped out holes.

[123abc]

Why not try rtv? That's how they came from the factory. I believe its grey rtv or something like that. I used high temp copper rtv on my friend's laser cause he got the wrong oil pan gasket and it doesn't leak at all. He even has 2 stripped out holes.

I tried that and it leaks. I used the black rtv shit, no gasket. I'd rather have some gasket in there tho.

[Kevin 1G Drummer]

You gotta make sure the block and pan are perfectly clean if you're gonna RTV it. Black works the best.