Tyson it sounds to me like a busted selector fork/s. I think you can remove the
inspection cover on the side of the gearbox to get a look at the forks.
Unfortunately the gearbox must be removed to do this.
Good luck
Dave Formstone
1960 Bugeye
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From: Tyson Sherman[SMTP:tsherman@tecinfo.com]
Sent: June 1, 1998 19:08 PM
To: Spridget mailing list
Subject: Transmission problem
I finally got around to reconnecting the transmission on my 72 Midget
(the rough one). The driveshaft was removed, but now it's back
together. I don't have a slave cylinder either (removed). I have it,
but it's beyond repair. The transmission is stuck in reverse, but
rowing the lever doesn't seem to help as it doesn't feel like a regular
transmission lever (I can't find any gears); and it's nothing like
moving the lever in my 76 B or 74.5 GT.
The starter turns the engine, but it also rolls the car in reverse.
What would cause the tranny to be stuck, and do you think that getting
the slave cylinder back on would help since the shift lever feels so
bad. I have a local parts source for used transmissions if need be. Is
that the way to go?
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Tyson Sherman
http://www.tecinfo.com/~tsherman
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