Reverse gear gone!

[esebm]

Hi,

When I shifted into reverse on my 96 Bronco yesterday, I heard a loud bang and the reverse gear was gone. I can drive forward, it shifts normal and it doesn't make any strange noises. When I shift in reverse, it's like it's in neutral, the engine just revs.

Does anyone have any idea what could have been broken?

 

[Bebop Man]

Hi,
When I shifted into reverse on my 96 Bronco yesterday, I heard a loud bang and the reverse gear was gone. I can drive forward, it shifts normal and it doesn't make any strange noises. When I shift in reverse, it's like it's in neutral, the engine just revs.

Does anyone have any idea what could have been broken?

I assume it's an automatic from your description.

Get it into a shop ASAP. That bang was a clutch pad or it's mountings going loose. Either way, there are now bits of metal in your tranny, and that is a very bad thing.

 

[esebm]

Yes, it's an automatic.

What are they likely going to do in the shop? Remove and rebuild the whole thing?

Maybe it's cheaper to find a used tranny and just swap it?

 

[Redneck86]

Yea that means the whole transmission is about ready to go. A trans shop is either goin to take yours and rebuild it or replace it with a rebuilt one. Gettin a used one would be cheaper but who knows how long itll last? If it was me id have it rebuilt....

 

[Seabronc]

Get it rebuilt or replaced. that way you have a warranty with it. A used one my not last you 6 months or it may go for years, you never know.

Good luck,

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[Shadow_D]

I agree with the above posts...

I had mine rebuilt and it cost me $1600 but in the end I have a trans that is brand new and it had a warranty

 

[esebm]

Okay, I guess you guys are right.

Since this was our only ride, I need to get another car first.

Thanks,

Ed

 

[Redneck86]

If you can pull the transmission out yourself youll probably save some money. I helped my friend pull a C6 outta his 77 F150, he took it to a place in denver and got it rebuilt for about 650. Itll take more of your time up but i think its it would be worth it with what you save.

 

[Outkast]

the same thing hapened to my bronco(little secret if you really want to you could force it into reverse, but dont its bad) yea but anyways shortly after this happened i needed to have it rebuilt...

 

[esebm]

Well, I have swapped 8 cylinder engines before so I guess I can pull a transmission.

 

[Shadow_D]

Keep in mind some places don't like to see a trans brought in to there shop out of a vehicle. I know everyone is just gonna say it's because they can't get the money they would if they pulled it and they are right to a point, the shops like to be able to test drive the vehicle to see what else is going on besides the obvious with the trans.

 

[esebm]

Outkast,

Just out of curiosity, what this trick to force it into reverse?

Ed

 

[esebm]

Has anyone ever tried to rebuild a Bronco tranny?

 

[Shadow_D]

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