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2010_camaro · 08-05-2018, 07:23 AM

Ok so I got to get in my car and put it in reverse, but it wont go in.
Only way to get it in is to push as had as you can to the right and shove forward. Everything else with the trans is fine.
It just started doing this outta nowhere.

blake-b · 08-05-2018, 11:10 AM

If the engine isn't running, it is much harder to do. It has to do with the reverse lockout solenoid.

Black_SS10 · 08-05-2018, 11:42 AM

I always do a 1st to 2nd shift before I shift to reverse. Seems to make it smoother and I dont get lockedout.

cawengr · 08-05-2018, 01:35 PM

Might want to check your shifter bushings, this site has them for the CTS should be the same for the Camaro https://creative-steel.com/shop/08-1...fter-bushings/

2010_camaro · 08-05-2018, 10:24 PM

The car was running.
The car had no issues. I backed it into the spot no issues. Came out the next day moved the car and as I tried to move it back in its spot reverse wouldn't go in.
I still drive the car all the time but reverse is a complete pain in the ass now.
It has the MGW shifter.

blake-b · 08-05-2018, 10:53 PM

Check to see if the arms on the MGW came loose. If the shifter body isn't level, it will hard to get it into some gears. I had the problem in the past and fixed it by changing the shifter body angle by loosening the arms that go from the trans to the shifter, changing the shifter body angle and tightening the arms back up.

08-05-2018, 07:23 AM	#1
2010_camaro Drives: 2014 Camaro SS Join Date: May 2011 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 2,238 View My Garage	Reverse acting up Ok so I got to get in my car and put it in reverse, but it wont go in. Only way to get it in is to push as had as you can to the right and shove forward. Everything else with the trans is fine. It just started doing this outta nowhere. __________________ MODS 6.0 forged iron block, TH400, B&M shifter, DSS axles & driveshaft, Viking / BMR suspension, Full custom fuel system with cell, Twin 76mm teriyaki tornados on 24lbs. https://www.instagram.com/whoopa_ss/

08-05-2018, 11:42 AM	#3
Black_SS10 SomeguyK Drives: 2010 Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: FL Posts: 1,947	I always do a 1st to 2nd shift before I shift to reverse. Seems to make it smoother and I dont get lockedout. __________________ TMS 427, Dart iron Block, Forged assembly, Frankenstien heads, AGP TT 62/62 BB turbo's, AGP/Fore triple fuel system, Tilton clutch, Holley 1 7/8 shorties, Technostalgia tail lights,Oracle, Aeroforce, MGW shifter,Flowmaster, Pegasus subframe bushings,BMR trailing & toe arms,Z28 UCA bushings,Zl1 rear sway bar,Prothane,BMR,Goodridge brake lines,Ridetech HQ coilovers,3.91,Trutrac,billet caps,DSS axles,HE offest,built TR6060,1LE diffuser,Havoc spoiler,SSclones,20in MRR 017, Pirelli P Zero, Nitto NT555RII More to come.

08-05-2018, 10:24 PM	#5
2010_camaro Drives: 2014 Camaro SS Join Date: May 2011 Location: Florence, KY Posts: 2,238 View My Garage	The car was running. The car had no issues. I backed it into the spot no issues. Came out the next day moved the car and as I tried to move it back in its spot reverse wouldn't go in. I still drive the car all the time but reverse is a complete pain in the ass now. It has the MGW shifter. __________________ MODS 6.0 forged iron block, TH400, B&M shifter, DSS axles & driveshaft, Viking / BMR suspension, Full custom fuel system with cell, Twin 76mm teriyaki tornados on 24lbs. https://www.instagram.com/whoopa_ss/

08-05-2018, 11:10 AM	#2
blake-b Drives: 2009 ZR1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,205	If the engine isn't running, it is much harder to do. It has to do with the reverse lockout solenoid.

08-05-2018, 01:35 PM	#4
cawengr Drives: Classy Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 37	Might want to check your shifter bushings, this site has them for the CTS should be the same for the Camaro https://creative-steel.com/shop/08-1...fter-bushings/

08-05-2018, 10:53 PM	#6
blake-b Drives: 2009 ZR1 Join Date: May 2010 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,205	Check to see if the arms on the MGW came loose. If the shifter body isn't level, it will hard to get it into some gears. I had the problem in the past and fixed it by changing the shifter body angle by loosening the arms that go from the trans to the shifter, changing the shifter body angle and tightening the arms back up.