No Reverse
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No Reverse
Dusie,
Although I still have reverse as well as all my other gears on my 88 F150 300 I6 w/ 5SPOD, I recently experience a problem with my gear shift lever getting "sloppy".
Somebody here posted that there exists a nylon ball on the end of the shift lever that moves the shift-shafts in and out of gear. It has a tendency to "break off" leaving just a stud to move the shift-shafts. It sounds like yours did this and is no longer meshing with the reverse gear shaft.
I purchased a replacement "lower" shift lever for mine which is now all metal. Hopefully, I will be able to replace it this weekend.
I hope this steers you in the right direction.
Although I still have reverse as well as all my other gears on my 88 F150 300 I6 w/ 5SPOD, I recently experience a problem with my gear shift lever getting "sloppy".
Somebody here posted that there exists a nylon ball on the end of the shift lever that moves the shift-shafts in and out of gear. It has a tendency to "break off" leaving just a stud to move the shift-shafts. It sounds like yours did this and is no longer meshing with the reverse gear shaft.
I purchased a replacement "lower" shift lever for mine which is now all metal. Hopefully, I will be able to replace it this weekend.
I hope this steers you in the right direction.
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No Reverse
>Dusie,
>Although I still have reverse as well
>as all my other gears on
>my 88 F150 300 I6 w/
>5SPOD, I recently experience a problem
>with my gear shift lever getting
>"sloppy".
>Somebody here posted that there exists a
>nylon ball on the end of
>the shift lever that moves the
>shift-shafts in and out of gear.
> It has a tendency to
>"break off" leaving just a stud
>to move the shift-shafts. It
>sounds like yours did this and
>is no longer meshing with the
>reverse gear shaft.
>I purchased a replacement "lower" shift lever
>for mine which is now all
>metal. Hopefully, I will be
>able to replace it this weekend.
>
>I hope this steers you in the
>right direction.
Dusie, were you able to replace the lower shift lever yourself? I have the same problem.
>Although I still have reverse as well
>as all my other gears on
>my 88 F150 300 I6 w/
>5SPOD, I recently experience a problem
>with my gear shift lever getting
>"sloppy".
>Somebody here posted that there exists a
>nylon ball on the end of
>the shift lever that moves the
>shift-shafts in and out of gear.
> It has a tendency to
>"break off" leaving just a stud
>to move the shift-shafts. It
>sounds like yours did this and
>is no longer meshing with the
>reverse gear shaft.
>I purchased a replacement "lower" shift lever
>for mine which is now all
>metal. Hopefully, I will be
>able to replace it this weekend.
>
>I hope this steers you in the
>right direction.
Dusie, were you able to replace the lower shift lever yourself? I have the same problem.
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No Reverse
It ended up being a $1.58 dowel pin that goes into the keyway at the bottom of the shift lever. The shifter was rotating preventing it from going into reverse. My local Ford garage printed out a blueprint that helped diagnose the problem. Hope this helps.
>>Dusie,
>>Although I still have reverse as well
>>as all my other gears on
>>my 88 F150 300 I6 w/
>>5SPOD, I recently experience a problem
>>with my gear shift lever getting
>>"sloppy".
>>Somebody here posted that there exists a
>>nylon ball on the end of
>>the shift lever that moves the
>>shift-shafts in and out of gear.
>> It has a tendency to
>>"break off" leaving just a stud
>>to move the shift-shafts. It
>>sounds like yours did this and
>>is no longer meshing with the
>>reverse gear shaft.
>>I purchased a replacement "lower" shift lever
>>for mine which is now all
>>metal. Hopefully, I will be
>>able to replace it this weekend.
>>
>>I hope this steers you in the
>>right direction.
>Dusie, were you able to replace the
>lower shift lever yourself? I
>have the same problem.
>>Dusie,
>>Although I still have reverse as well
>>as all my other gears on
>>my 88 F150 300 I6 w/
>>5SPOD, I recently experience a problem
>>with my gear shift lever getting
>>"sloppy".
>>Somebody here posted that there exists a
>>nylon ball on the end of
>>the shift lever that moves the
>>shift-shafts in and out of gear.
>> It has a tendency to
>>"break off" leaving just a stud
>>to move the shift-shafts. It
>>sounds like yours did this and
>>is no longer meshing with the
>>reverse gear shaft.
>>I purchased a replacement "lower" shift lever
>>for mine which is now all
>>metal. Hopefully, I will be
>>able to replace it this weekend.
>>
>>I hope this steers you in the
>>right direction.
>Dusie, were you able to replace the
>lower shift lever yourself? I
>have the same problem.
