Not knowing what sort of car we are talking about, I'd have to venture that
considering the description of the problem and the parts
involved, I would start by inspecting the Shift rail assembly to see if there
is something worn, bent or broken that would let the car
go into reverse and forward gear at the same time.
Joe (C)
BillDentin@aol.com wrote:
>
> Amici:
>
> The week end before last at GRATTAN, the transmission in the Thunder Bolt
> locked up. Bob Wismer's description of what happened follows:
>
> << I am driving the Tornado Thunderbolt this year and had a strange
> transmission problem at Grattan. When I tried to back out of the tent for a
> track session, the transmission "locked up." The shift selector would only
> go in reverse but the car would not move in any direction. We tried all kinds
> of things but it appeared to be in reverse and a forward gear at the same
> time. Shift forks do not appear bent and the only sign of abnormal wear is on
> the reverse gear. Any ideas? >>
>
> To amplify Bob's description, the car was 'locked in gear.' The shift handle
> seemed to be in neutral, but it was not a normal feeling. It seemed slightly
> bound up. When Bob says the only gear we could get it into was reverse, that
> is so, but it too was not a normal feeling, and it did not feel like it was
> going all the way in. You could not take it out of gear. The clutch would
> still disengage the transmission, and we could push the car with the clutch
> in. When we removed the top cover (we did this back at the shop, as it is a
> big deal on the Thunder Bolt), everything appeared to be in order. Gear
> lever, shift rods, selector forks all appeared to be fine. We were able to
> shift gears by hand. Reverse gear shows some abnormal wear on the engine
> side. But we can find nothing else wrong. All bearings and tolerances look
> fine. We wish we could find something broken, so we could fix it, but all
> appears normal.
>
> Anyone ever had this happen?
>
> Any ideas?
>
> We're off to WATKINS GLEN in a week.
>
> Bill Dentinger
>
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