1999 Corvette reverse went out.

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01-31-2010, 02:39 PM

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1999 Corvette reverse went out.

I have a 99 C5 6 speed vette. Today just randomly the reverse went out. When put in reverse the trans just acts like it is in neutral. Has anyone had this problem before?

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01-31-2010, 02:50 PM

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Have you taken it on the street since Rev stopped, to see if you still have 5 & 6 or not?

Very odd to lose Rev completely. Has it been grinding for a while? Anything odd happen when trying to engage Rev when it failed?

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01-31-2010, 03:44 PM

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I got it on the road and yes 5th and 6th are also out. No I havent had any grinding problems.

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01-31-2010, 05:08 PM

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Dang... You sheared the extension shaft engagement teeth off of the countershaft.. Gonna need a complete teardown and a new countershaft..

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01-31-2010, 10:42 PM

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Damn..how does that happen..

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02-01-2010, 07:38 AM

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I've seen it happen most often on vehicles that run under power (racing) in 5th gear. The stronger versions of the T56 (Viper, LS7, SSR, T6060, etc.) have a 1pc countershaft to eliminate it as a weak link.

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