nahasapeemapetalon

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Lately i really have to push to get the shifter over to reverse (use both hands) Pro 5.0 shifter. Any idea why? Everything seemed to look normal.

Jon5212

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I think on that shifter you can set bump stops on it. But you shouldn't have to use that much force, i'd say you probably broke something. In my car once in a great while it doesn't "slide" over into reverse from being parked... i just put the shifter in neutral and wiggle it a back and forth a couple times and it slides right in.

JustinID

From the FAQ that is stickied:

2001NBMZ28

Did you check to see if your ENG SEN fuse is blown? - it controls the reverse lockout solenoid. Happened to a buddy of mine when one of his 02 wires was arcing on the header.

connexion2005

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Hands down check this first. If its not blown, check the pigtail. If it's not broke, check for power at the pigtail. If your getting power there, then I would look into replacing the solenoid. Have you done anything with the tranny lately. When I did my home-made skip shift eliminate, I accidentally tapped the two wire together and blew that fuse resulting in the same issue.

nahasapeemapetalon

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Seemed to happen after i was getting on it....but yea i have a service engine light..not that its related but ill check the fuses.

ls1 joe

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Also check your reverse lockout. That can cause some issues. Could also be a reverse slider issue. THere is a reluctor ring that causes issues and can move sometimes. Causes hard shifting.

Amber

nahasapeemapetalon

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Fuse is not broken...where is the soelnoid? How do i check my reverse lockout?

RGKSR

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I just had a problem with my C5. I couldn't get it in reverse. Everything else (1st-6th) was fine.

I had a Hurst shifter and swapped the stock shifter back in. Problem solved.

Bob K.

ghettocruiser

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There is NO reason that the Pro 5.0 would hinder going OVER to the reverse gate. Which is what you posts leads me to believe. You have to push hard to get it over to the gate. Once over there does it go into the actual gear easy?

If so, then Im gonna say you have a reverse lock out problem. The solenoid is on the top of the trans on the driverside. its the only solenoid that is up near the shifter. You just cant miss it. If you dont feel like testing wires, and all the fuses are good, you can try taking off the solenoid. I wouldnt drive it like that, but you can see if it goes in easier. Solenoids dont go bad very often, but they can fail.

Ide do that before worrying about an internal trans issue.

If in fact you can go over into the reverse gate easy, but getting up into reverse itself is hard, then you probably have a problem internally.

Justin

EDIT: You should be able to use a volt meter to check for grounding and power at the solenoid wires. Or, if you just want to test the solenoid, you can give the solenoid 12v and a ground. It should audiably click, and you should be able to slide over and up into reverse easily. The way it works is, the solenoid wires are colored pink and light green. This is for a 2000... The pink wire is switched 12v, and the green wire recieves a ground signal from the PCM when its supposed to activate. So, give 12 to the pink wire, and ground the green wire, and it should click for ya. Alternatively, you should be able to check for 12v at the pink wire with the ignition on.

nahasapeemapetalon

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Correct, just getting it over is the problem, once that is achieved it goes into reverse normal.....Just started working again...so ill check for bad wiring. I think i know what you are talking about for the soelnoid I have had my console out many times.

Thanks for your input!

ghettocruiser

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Ive never looked under a 4th gen console from an M6 car. Both the donor car I bought and my 3rd gen were both autos. But you might have enough space after taking that inner shift boot off to get at the solenoid and wiring. Might not have to crawl under the car. But I cant say for sure. The plug goes right into the solenoid, so If you can see most of the solenoid you can probably get to the wiring and check it out.

Good luck! I hate those little electrical gremlins...esp. the intermittent ones, because they never surface when you want them to.

Justin