Re: Shifting problem

[edgarbade@xxxx]

Well, thanks to Steve and Warren at Delorean Motor Company, I was 
able to determine my problem was in the shift lever assembly. Close 
inspection revealed the shift lever was rusted in place thus 
preventing it from being lifted to move it into reverse.

Solution was to us penetrating oil, remove gate pin, and rotate shift 
lever to free. Once free everything worked fine.

Thanks,
Ed
10541

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, garbadee@xxxx wrote:
> OK, I adjusted the linkage as outlined in the shop manual. This 
> allowed me to get back into 5th fine. Now I can't get it into 
> reverse. It appears from looking at the gate that the pin in the 
> shifting arm is too low to allow it to "lift" up enough. This of 
> course means I can't get into the ledge of the gate which would 
allow 
> shifting into reverse. As a matter of fact I can not see any 
> movement up when lifting on the shifter (thus no reverse).
> 
> Any idea what to do next?
> 
> Ed Garbade
> VIN 10541
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Ed Garbade" <garbadee@xxxx> wrote:
> > I believe I have a linkage problem but wanted to ask for input 
> before I
> > "Jump" into the task. I'm sorry to say I have trashed 2 
> transmissions
> > working on vehicles (a Ford and Chevy some years ago and both 
> automatics) so
> > I am overly cautious before I mess with one.