Can elec. prob. cause no reverse cond.?

[tacinc1]

For this 2000 SL1 auto. tran. SOHC, I've put on 3 valve bodies and two
input shaft nuts. It is perfect in forward gears. Had reverse slam before I started. Did Wolfmans fix etc... No reverse. Someone said that I should have
reverse even if the elec. connector on top of the valve body was unpluged.
Or can the wires on the disc on side of the tran. under the brake fluid or the
selector disc it's self cause a no reverse? Tks....

[Phredawgy]

Originally Posted by tacinc1

For this 2000 SL1 auto. tran. SOHC, I've put on 3 valve bodies and two
input shaft nuts. It is perfect in forward gears. Had reverse slam before I started. Did Wolfmans fix etc... No reverse. Someone said that I should have
reverse even if the elec. connector on top of the valve body was unpluged.
Or can the wires on the disc on side of the tran. under the brake fluid or the
selector disc it's self cause a no reverse? Tks....

Ok did you lose reverse after you tried the reverse slam cure but before you started replacing valve bodies and nuts?

Or did you lose reverse after reverse slam failed to cure the problem and you started replacing valve bodies and input shaft nuts?

[tacinc1]

Thank you taking my question.
First, I changed filter and fluid and parked against a tree for 35 minutes with a brick slightly against the gas pedal because at idle it wouldn't engage reverse. Pulled car forward and no reverse.

Second, I tightened the input and output shaft nuts. No reverse.

Third, put on a reman valve body. No reverse.

Fourth, put on another valve body. No reverse.

Fifth, from another company, put on the third valve body and new input
shaft nut and torqued really good with a impact wrench. No reverse.

Sixth, I pulled the wires, from the top of the valve body, apart and inspected
for wear on damage and cleaned the connector. No reverse. The connector
seem to push on with hardly any effort. It drives perfect in all forward gears.

Tks....

[Phredawgy]

Originally Posted by tacinc1

Thank you taking my question.
First, I changed filter and fluid and parked against a tree for 35 minutes with a brick slightly against the gas pedal because at idle it wouldn't engage reverse. Pulled car forward and no reverse.
..

So you started having issues with reverse after changing fluid and filter, and then lost it after you did the reverse slam cure.

Were you ever having trouble engaging reverse before this? Or was it just doing the slam?

[tacinc1]

The original problem was when the shift slector was put in Reverse, I had
to give it a little gas before it would engage and move back. If I let off the
gas while in reverse it would go back to idle and I would have to give it a little gas to engage again. That's why I put a brick on the gas during the cure
so it would stay engaged in reverse. Tks...

[Phredawgy]

Originally Posted by tacinc1

The original problem was when the shift slector was put in Reverse, I had
to give it a little gas before it would engage and move back. If I let off the
gas while in reverse it would go back to idle and I would have to give it a little gas to engage again. That's why I put a brick on the gas during the cure
so it would stay engaged in reverse. Tks...

So you never had the slam?

[tacinc1]

Yes. The reverse slam is what I was trying to fix. Thanks again...