*UPDATE*
OK, this is strange.
Until yesterday, I was still having this problem. No worse, but never could get it into reverse. I've been working on trying to find the $ for a rebuild, and still driving the car 50-75 miles per day (delivery job).
The parking spaces I use at work have a slight incline to them, enough to roll back to get out of them when I park right up against the curb.
Yesterday, while pulling up to the curb, I misjudged and let the front wheels hit the curb a bit harder than usual.
:rolleyes:
This jogged my memory (among other things
) to the fact that the only time I was able to get into reverse since this started, I think I hit the curb a bit harder that time too. (Not sure, but I think I remember it happening that way.)
So I decide to try putting it into reverse, which I have not tried for the past month or so. Yup, you guessed it, it went in just fine, and has worked fine since!
Any thoughts?
Is there any chance this is still an internal transmission problem, or am I back to looking at external issues? (That would be nice actually. Much cheaper I'm sure.)
Could this be related?:
A few months before the problem started, I had 3 of the 4 motor mounts replaced at the same time. Perhaps the Ford tech did not support things properly while the mounts were out, or did not do a drivetrain alignment afterwards. (I would assume such a procedure exists, and would be required after replacing 3 mounts at once.)
Any thoughts/ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Dave
