1995 Honda Civic My car won't reverse

1995 HONDA CIVIC
10,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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PANDABEARFREE
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I recently changed my headgasket & cleaned the head. I also did a tune up & oil change. However after putting car back together my car will not back up when in reverse and the car drives forward when in nuteral. These problems did not exist before tune-up, oil change,headcleaning & headgasket replacement,were performed. Can U help me fix what I broke, I'm pretty sure it's in my linkage cable,maybe I didn't put it back in right? What do ya think????And can u tell me how to fix the problem??
Mar 30, 2010 at 8:10 PM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi pandabearfree, Thank you for the donation. Symptoms do indicate a possible fault with the gear control cable adjustment. However the jobs performed does not interfere with the gear shift cable. Here are the adjustment procedutres. SHIFT CONTROL CABLE


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1. Remove center console. Shift gear selector into "N" position. Remove lock pin from cable adjuster. Align hole in adjuster with hole in shift cable. See Fig. 2. 2. Two holes in end of shift cable are positioned at 90 degrees to allow cable adjustments in 1/4-turn increments. Loosen lock nut on shift cable, and adjust if necessary. Tighten lock nut. Install lock pin. 3. Lock pin should not bind as it is installed. If lock pin binds, cable is still out of adjustment. Repeat adjustment procedure. Start engine, and check shift lever selection of all gears.


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Mar 31, 2010 at 2:21 AM
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