i have a 85 se v-6 with a 4 speed and tonight i stoppied getting reverse and at the the same time the spring like pressure on the shifter as i went to where reverse is isn't there . it is dark so i can't figure it out right now . any help would be great

check all the ends where the shift cables mount to the trans. also, check under the center console and make sure none of the clips that hold the cable in havent popped out

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Keith
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didn't check the trans ends yet . but under the shifter is about 20.00 in change do you think that could mess with it . the change is under the flat base of the shifter
the cables are all hooked up at the shifter end

and i can get the 1-4 with out a problum

[This message has been edited by fierobrian (edited 11-27-2005).]

Yes coins can mess up your shifter.
Are you sure its going into all 4 gears? Sounds like your select cable is bad.

check the black metal clips that hold the cables to the bracket on the tranny
alot of times they pop off

I agree with $Rich$. that happened to my 4 speed before, where the cable connects to the tranny, there is a little clip that holds it there, i was driving and it popped off. All i could get it into was 2nd gear. I was far from anything, but luckily i had a piece of wire in the car, so i rigged it up good enough to get home.

checked at the trans end it is all hooked up . but when i pull on the bracket with one of the shift cables i get about a1\4 inch of movement . i think i broke the one of the cables

[This message has been edited by fierobrian (edited 11-28-2005).]

Check your nuts and bolts too. I had the big nut on the select arm come loose once and I could only get 1st and 2nd gear.

i think the cable is shot . unhooked it doesn't want to move easy

In case you didn't see it. This thread discusses some cable sources.

https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/068862.html

If I remember correctly, the select cable pulls as it goes into the 3-4 slot, is at rest in the 1-2 slot and has to push into the Reverse slot. Have somebody pull the shifter all the way over to the Reverse side while you watch the linkages. Your cable might be buckling between the mounting point and the linkage on the transmission. There is a guide on the end of the cable that keeps it straight... until it breaks. Then you're basically trying to push a length of rope into a hole. The pulling action works fine but the push is a bit tricky. I had this happen with my "shift" cable on my 85 4 spd. Since it's only driven once a month at the autocross I chose not to buy a new cable and instead built an external guide out of mild steel, half a dozen washers and the steel sleeve from a brake pedal assembly's pivot bolt to keep the cable from flexing. $5-$10 and it works just fine.