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| Roy Mealer (Road_dawg)
Registered Member Username: Road_dawg Post Number: 16 Registered: 4-2011 Posted From: 72.178.195.134  Rating: N/A |
Gentlemen, I recently lost reverse on my model "05 took it to Jefferson bus in O.K.C. and had a new one installed, lasted about 3 shifts, took it back, they replaced it, it lasted 10-12 times. By then I was back in Zapata [on the border] I go under her and all the bolts were gone that holds it onto the top of the transmission, I get new bolts and red locktite and re-install it......works pretty good, I go to New Mexico and on the way home....no reverse... I figure I lost the bolts again....but no they are intact. I have power to both sides of solonoid in engine compartment but not to tranny solonoid ??? the wire to tranny solonoid seems good....what do I need to do next ??? thanks | ||
| larry currier (Larryc)
Registered Member Username: Larryc Post Number: 371 Registered: 2-2007 Posted From: 207.200.116.13 Rating: N/A |
Run a hot wire, or add a switch to be fancy or just hold the wires together when you want to use reverse and go home. The only one that matters for reverse is that you have power to the reverse solenoid wire when you want to back up, jump it some power and once its in R, cut the jumper. | ||
| Gus Causbie (Gusc)
Registered Member Username: Gusc Post Number: 1366 Registered: 11-2005 Posted From: 173.202.27.73  Rating: N/A |
If you have power to the engine elect compartment relay and none to the trans solenoid then the relay is defective or the wire or one of its connections from the relay to the solenoid is bad. My money is on the relay, these and the starting relays fail with regularity. Also the connections on the relays often fail from corrosion. When I have a starting or reversing problem I always look at these relays first and usually find the problem. Since you have power to the relay you can check this by jumping from the hot terminal on the relay to the terminal that comes from the reversing switch. If it doesn't work then jump from power to the other terminal. This bypasses the relay. If that doesn't work the problem is between the relay and the solenoid. In other words you need to bypass the relay with a jumper to see if it is good or failed. All this is assuming the new solenoid and its connections are good. |