i need help

maury94GT · Mar 23, 2009

ok so i was driving in an alley and i was going abou 2-5 mph and i trew it in reverse cuz there was no exit so dumbass me floored it in reverse and it shuk really bad and made a wierd noise and im think i have no reverse what could it be? :crybaby2:

maury94GT · Mar 23, 2009

it's a five speed thats all i know transmission wise did i fu** up real bad?

95marcos · Mar 23, 2009

so what does it do when u go in reverse now? i had a friend that punched it in reverse and he blew that gear he had to get his trans redone....

Paul · Mar 23, 2009

Your tranny asplode. Time for a rebuild.

FYI - don't floor it in reverse, or enage reverse with the car moving forward. Ever.

x182dan · Mar 23, 2009

why would you do that? My reverse likes to whine alot but I don't ever go over 5-10mph in reverse

Paul · Mar 23, 2009

Reverse is a straight-cut gear, unlike all of the forward gears which are helical-cut. That's why they whine, and it's normal.

Reverse is definitely not a big beefy gear, and not intended to take any significant amount of load.

maury94GT · Mar 23, 2009

95marcos said:
so what does it do when u go in reverse now? i had a friend that punched it in reverse and he blew that gear he had to get his trans redone....

when i go in reverse it's like it's not even there all other gears work

maury94GT · Mar 23, 2009

how much is a rebuild?

Paul · Mar 23, 2009

Depends on who does it, and how much damage there is.

maury94GT · Mar 23, 2009

Paul said:
Depends on who does it, and how much damage there is.

average

Paul · Mar 23, 2009

If you're paying someone to do it, start at about $500 and go from there. That doesn't include removal or reinstallation of the transmission from the car, and in actuality will very likely be significantly more.

maury94GT · Mar 23, 2009

would it be better to just replace the whole thing?

Paul · Mar 23, 2009

Depends on your viewpoint and budget. A new T5 is big bucks.

maury94GT · Mar 23, 2009

well im 17 and bearly can pay for insurance so i guess try to rebuild ,think i could drive it like that for a while?

Paul · Mar 23, 2009

You just risk breaking more stuff if you starting sending metal chunks through the remaining gears.

topless95 · Mar 24, 2009

I too learned that a t-5 can't take a hard acceleration in reverse, the inside of the case was pure carnage.

hollywoodstang · Mar 25, 2009

LOL. I did this too. check your local junk yard for 94-95 used transmission. They can be had for pretty cheap. you are 17. drive it carefully and try not to do weird stuff on the car or show off too much. Otherwise our beloved stang will not last long and you will not have money to fix it.

Check the junk yard and get a haynes book and start taking it down.

CanaryGT · Mar 25, 2009

I ordered a rebuild kit from astroperformance and I also did some small upgrades. Ill be honest. Unless you have technical know how, don't attempt to rebuild it. You need tools you may or may not have. We needed to use a press as well. It was just stupid. I would suggest buying a re manufactured one. But like Paul said it will also cost some money. Expect to spend a grand on one.

maury94GT · Mar 26, 2009

hollywoodstang said:
LOL. I did this too. check your local junk yard for 94-95 used transmission. They can be had for pretty cheap. you are 17. drive it carefully and try not to do weird stuff on the car or show off too much. Otherwise our beloved stang will not last long and you will not have money to fix it.

Check the junk yard and get a haynes book and start taking it down.

yeah im problably gona get one in about 3 months when done with school for now it will sit and i will be sad driving a 98 lincoln continental