1996 Ford Escort stuck in reverse

Tiny
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  • 1996 FORD ESCORT
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  • FWD
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Changed shifter bushing, tried tapping under the car on linkage to see if it is stuck between 2 gears, and bled the clutch.
Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 AT 1:59 PM

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Tiny
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If the linkage is correctly installed and the car won't shift out of R with the engine off, it sounds like internal transmission problems.
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 AT 11:09 PM
Tiny
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I have taken the car to a mechanic and he said that the transmission was "good and tight". Do you think that it is possibly stuck between 2 gears? Or maybe something inside the linkage is broken?
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 AT 9:13 AM
Tiny
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The only thing it could be is either the trans itself or the linkage. If it won't shift with the engine off, it has to be one of the two.

Joe
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Saturday, September 25th, 2010 AT 12:34 AM

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