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Wont go into reverse
- Thread starter JonPiz
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64beam
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Hi Jon,
Looking at some part numbers for clutch slave cylinders, the series I & II were the same with some of the series III's having the same. They then changed from B9204718 onwards to the series IV and V.
Regards, Robin.
moonstone SIV
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Hey Jon,
I thought I saw in the pics of your resto what appeared to be the reco BW35 waiting to be refitted, or had you just done a good job with some silver paint?
I've never heard of a 35 going forward in reverse before, two gears at once maybe when they fail but then they just lock up. This may sound obvious but is the shift linkage correctly adjusted? That is, park should be at one end of it's travel (tailshaft locked) and work your way back from there.
When the shift linkage operates it simply opens and closes some ports in the valve body via the shift valve that it's mechanically joined to. So unless someone has had it apart and............... Maybe ring a couple of trans shops in your area and test their knowledge!
Cheers, Lance.
I thought I saw in the pics of your resto what appeared to be the reco BW35 waiting to be refitted, or had you just done a good job with some silver paint?
I've never heard of a 35 going forward in reverse before, two gears at once maybe when they fail but then they just lock up. This may sound obvious but is the shift linkage correctly adjusted? That is, park should be at one end of it's travel (tailshaft locked) and work your way back from there.
When the shift linkage operates it simply opens and closes some ports in the valve body via the shift valve that it's mechanically joined to. So unless someone has had it apart and............... Maybe ring a couple of trans shops in your area and test their knowledge!
Cheers, Lance.
JonPiz
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I got it out of a working Alpine Auto that the owners was converting to V8. Needed a good clean but sounds like it was on its last legs.
The more I think about it I would probably enjoy a manual more and should have just stuck with that initially. I have everything inc a new clutch and pedals but I just need new master and slave cylinders
The more I think about it I would probably enjoy a manual more and should have just stuck with that initially. I have everything inc a new clutch and pedals but I just need new master and slave cylinders
John W
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Hey Jon. I just dusted my SIV Automatic off yesterday and drove it for the first time this year and I'm always amazed at how little movement of the shifter it takes to select another gear. If I ever have this happen, I think I'd try and vary the shift lever slightly and if that worked, it could be that the linkage needs a slight adjustment. Unrelated, I once asked a really good transmission mechanic about the BW35 and he said the bell housing had a tendency to break but that shouldn't be a problem with a Sunbeam because of it's small size, and otherwise, the BW35 was reliable.