Ok, so my late model 1977 280Z has the original 5 speed manual. It will not shift into reverse at all. It will go up into 5 but not all the way so it pops out.
All other gears shift fine, no grinding, no sticking. Everything seems fine, except shifter will not move over and into reverse.
This car has been sitting for about 20 years. So I changes the trans fluid. It’s was dirty and had some metal shaving on the magnetic plug, but not bad and no big pieces. Shifter was very sloppy, so I took it out, cleaned everything, put in new bushings, even the plastic bushing on the bottom of the shift rod. Shifter is now nice and tight and I can shift thru 1-4 very smoothly.
So does the trans need to be taken out and rebuilt?. I assume gears are ok but something broke in the shifting mechanism?
Or can anything be done with trans in the car??
I’ve read to be sure clutch is fully engaging, and I believe it is since shifting between 1-4 is fine. Am I correct?
Any advice and suggested are greatly appreciated.
Thank you
SteveB