I recently tore apart the transmission (5 speed manual) in my wife's 2007 Corolla to replace an output bearing on it. After putting it all back together, it seems to shift through all the gears just fine, until I put it into reverse. Once I shift into reverse, the transmission locks up in every gear and will not spin.
Upon further inspection, it appears that the reverse gear is stuck in the engaged position, instead of sliding back to it's idle position. I am able to get it to return to it's non-engaged position by orienting the transmission so the input and output shafts are vertical. Then after shifting into reverse and back into neutral, it causes the reverse gear to fall back into it's non-engaged location. Reverse will not disengage when the transmission is in the same orientation as it would be when in the car.
I am sure a fair amount of you have rebuilt these transmissions, due to their synchro and bearing issues. Has anyone had any problems like this? My hope is that once I put fluid in it and allow it to circulate, it should reduce some of the friction causing it to seize. I wanted to get some other opinions on this before I put it back in the car though.
Thank you all.
Upon further inspection, it appears that the reverse gear is stuck in the engaged position, instead of sliding back to it's idle position. I am able to get it to return to it's non-engaged position by orienting the transmission so the input and output shafts are vertical. Then after shifting into reverse and back into neutral, it causes the reverse gear to fall back into it's non-engaged location. Reverse will not disengage when the transmission is in the same orientation as it would be when in the car.
I am sure a fair amount of you have rebuilt these transmissions, due to their synchro and bearing issues. Has anyone had any problems like this? My hope is that once I put fluid in it and allow it to circulate, it should reduce some of the friction causing it to seize. I wanted to get some other opinions on this before I put it back in the car though.
Thank you all.
