No reverse

[saugustine]

1999 Ford explorer with approximtely 120K mile, I have no reverse, all other gear seem fine. Any help with this problem, please?

 

[BrooklynBay]

Do you have 4 wheel drive?

 

[saugustine]

Yes,

 

[BrooklynBay]

Do you have manual 1st on the transmission? There is a part called the low/reverse servo in the transmission which engages the low/reverse band. The seals could leak or the actual servo shaft could chip. This servo is held into place by a cover with 4 bolts. You could test the band if you insert a long phillips screwdriver into the hole where the servo shaft goes (the bore). The transfer case has a part called the shift fork which could cause a failure to go into reverse if it breaks.

 

[saugustine]

I have manual 1st on the transmission, when I turned the switch into 4wheel low it make a screeeee sound like something is binding. I have transmission fluid under the bottom the transmission pan.

 

[BrooklynBay]

You might want to look into the transfer case as a possible suspect.

 

[saugustine]

How do I do that?

 

[BrooklynBay]

You have to open the transfer case, and inspect everything to see if there are any damaged metal parts inside.

 

[saugustine]

That would explain the noise when I put the truck in 4 wheel low but would not have nothing to do with reverse gear missing. Please correct me if I'm off track

 

[saugustine]

That would explain the noise when I put the truck in 4 wheel low but would not have nothing to do with reverse gear missing. Please correct me if I'm off track