How to rebuild your FWD 5 Speed Manual Transmission... (Guide)

[R/T93]

You'll find that there are 4 metal balls that are spring loaded. These spring loaded balls are what hold your gears in the selected gear.
These 3 are for 1-5 and reverse and there is one more that hold revers in place as well.

Here is a break down of them with the location. I hope this helps. You may not need to take yours apart.

You should find a small spring and a metal ball in each one of these holes. Check them first.

Wow you are freaking awesome.

I use that as my fill hole for trans fluid, I know for a fact there is no ball/spring in it. Rofl.

Ok now I need to find a ball and spring.... Guess I will talk to hans

[stealthee]

There is no spring and ball in the reverse hole. I also guarantee you don't use the reverse hole to fill with, it would be impossible.

[Hans@GZP]

That piece does have a ball in it... but it's part of the bolt... like one assembly. So, if you have the plug in there, you should have the ball/spring.

[R/T93]

There is no spring and ball in the reverse hole. I also guarantee you don't use the reverse hole to fill with, it would be impossible.

Hmm, I do use that hole to fill with, btw. It's not impossible its pretty easy, just takes a little while, I stuff a hose down there a couple inches and fill from a funnel......

And Hans, that bolt on mine DOES have the ball at the end of it, it springs back, maybe I dont need your parts afterall :/

[stealthee]

Are you using the bolt on top thats near the shift linkage? Its been awhile since I had my trans apart but I beleive the reverse bolt is 14mm, while that bolt on top is 19mm. Thats not the reverse bolt, so that explains my confusion. The reverse bolt is on the backside near the diff, as illustrated in the 5th pic in the 1st post.

[R/T93]

Gotcha. So that 14mm in the 5th pic is the reverse detent ball bolt? Thats what I need to check then, I guess.

You are right, that top bolt is a 19mm.

[Hans@GZP]

The 14mm bolt on the back side of the trans holds the reverse idler gear. Don't unbolt that bad boy. The 19mm bolt is for the reverse detent. That's what holds it in place when you put it in reverse.

[Hans@GZP]

If you have absolutely no reverse, then it's possible there is something wrong with the way you put the reverse idler gear and lever back on.

[R/T93]

Oh my reverse works, it always has, it just pops out when any amount of power is put into it. It holds longer if i "hold" the lever in reverse, but there is no way I can put any more than maybe 50 ft/lbs of torque through the gear before popping out.

[stealthee]

If you have absolutely no reverse, then it's possible there is something wrong with the way you put the reverse idler gear and lever back on.

Yeah, I wouldn't know anything about that would I Hans?