i have a b16 with a gsr tranny, everythings great but all of a sudden today i put it in reverse and it got locked in reverse, even when i shut off the car i couldnt get it out of reverse, the only way i got it out was to reverse a little bit and it popped out. what is the probelm. please help;

 

What else is going on now that you have gotten it out of reverse? Does the shifting between other gears seem fine?
Test with car not running, then with car running.

 

i havnt really driven the car since but shifting if fine.

 

Your reverse gear selector may be broken, or the shaft that holds the idle reverse gear may be bent or loose. IF you rocked it and it came out, it sounds like there are parts clashing between the mainshaft and the countershaft (ie reverse idler gear and its accompanying parts) Could also be the bearings for both shafts, but then shifting for other gears would suffer as well.

Trying to slam the car in reverse when its going forward, or trying to slam it in when your already rolling in reverse will cause undue stress to those parts. If you ride the shifter, don't, all it does is place more stress on the collar and shift fork, there are detents in the forks for a reason. Whatever it is, its internal to the tranny.

 

thanks all, i think i found the problem, i went under my car to check something and i looked at the shift linkage and the support rod was bent where the shifter is. i dont get how but i just bent it back and its been fine since. thanks again