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No reverse
Mr. DVD,
The transmission must come out-sadly...
The part cost about 5 bucks.
Overall costs: San Francisco Bay Area hourly labor rates are one of the Nations Highest. You need to drive it to(one-hour East) Stockton or Modesto where it is 1/3 to 1/2 cheaper..
The job is a heck of a job, but one man can do it. I removed mine all by my self, and I'm skinny... Technically you can go in and just replace the oring, and I know someone who did, but I'm overhauling mine starting this week.
If you are interested, I can provide you with the process.
The pictures:
This is the housing for the clutch pack responsible for reverse operation. The hole in the center has an o-ring, and it is the one that fails causing reverse to fail.
The picture with the housing face-down, and teeth facing-up: If you look at the shinny fan marks at the outer bottom of the part. That is the result of this part slamming in the steel clutch pack. The housing is cast aluminum, and still can be used. Your friend gets this roller coaster clicking noise while in reverse. The marks on the casting are the result of the clicking noise.
Let me know if you a want to take a stab at it. I'll send you the data(or tell you where you can get it at).
I'm doing a full rebuild, because it just seems logical. I do not want to go back in, and do something else later.
Best of luck,
Martin
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