Re: [DML] Re: Can't Get Reverse With My D Manual Transmission

[mike p <cambpd@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you very much David.  To access the linkage
should I jack the car up from the front or the rear?
What ever happened to reverse had something to do with
it sitting for 3 months.  I don't have it inspected
yet (Maryland) because of all the work that needs to
be done to it. But I have been starting it up once a
week, guess that wasn't enought. Like everyone says on
this site, the worst thing for a Delorean is to let it
sit.
I have been very gentle shifting the car and would
sometimes have fifth gear grind.  I drove the car 25
miles to another house this past weekend after we
pushed it out of the driveway.  Found that I couldn't
get the car into 5th gear either.  I've had three or
four cars with manual trans in my life so I a
competent with shifting.

Thanks again for you advice!

Mike
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--- David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> 
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> Most of what you have to get to is only accessable
> from underneath.
> First of all I have to assume you know how to get
> into reverse. You
> must lift the knob up to get past the gate which is
> supposed to
> prevent getting into reverse accidently. Generally
> most shifting
> problems are fixed by properly adjusting the
> linkage. In some cases
> you have to dismantle, clean, lubricate, reassemble,
> and then adjust.
> The worst case is damage to the shifting mechanism
> inside the
> transmission, usually from forcing it into gear
> because of the plastic
> clutch line. You have to remove and dismantle the
> trans to replace the
> worn roll pin. Easy to check. Disconnect the linkage
> on the
> transmission. You should be able to shift it easily
> right at the
> trans. If you can't then you may have to go in and
> fix it. If it does
> shift easily the problem is in the linkage and that
> is more easily
> fixed. The linkage under the car is not "covered up"
> but you do have
> to work in a small area.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cambpd"
> <cambpd@xxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Hi, my Delorean had to sit for three months and
> when I tired to drive
> > it the other day I couldn't get the transmission
> in reverse, forward
> > gears work ok except for 5th.  Has anyone had this
> problem on not
> > being able to get reverse?  Also if you have and
> have fixed it, how do
> > 
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