Hard reverse after head/cam.Why??

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Jan 15, 2008 | 09:31 AM

408Maro

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Hard reverse after head/cam.Why??

ok so i just finished my heads/cam swap and now my tranny dont want to go into reverse. i have to force it hard to get in. this is with the car on or off. why?? any thoughts?? clutch is fine all other gears are good as well

Jan 15, 2008 | 09:36 AM

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do you have an a4 or a m6? if its an a4 is it stalled? and you do know if its not ur cam is useless imo and i could give you a few thoughts about why its sticking but if it is an m6 im not to savee..

Jan 15, 2008 | 09:40 AM

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its a m6 and i have a ms4

Jan 15, 2008 | 09:45 AM

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Did you bump the reverse lockout solenoid or take the plug out of the transmission?

Jan 15, 2008 | 09:48 AM

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i didnt touch nothing on the tranny,but just in case where is it located? thanks

Jan 15, 2008 | 10:00 AM

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It's on the right(passenger) side, there are 2 solenoids, one is the Cags and one is reverse lockout... solenoid may have just gone bad, or maybe a short in the wiring. Thats the only thing i can think of if this is the first time it's happened and all the other gears are fine.