Aestey

I have a 63 vert with a BW T-10 and hurst shifter. It will not shift into reverse. It gets about halfway there then there is a solid metal "clunk" and the shifter just won't go that extra 1/2" required to get it onto gear. Tried moving the reverse shifter arm (on side of tranny), same thing...moves about half way then solid clunk and the shifter arm wont go any further. 1-2 & 3-4 shifts just fine.

If I hold pressure on the shifter and release the clutch it will back up, but as soon as you put the clutch back in it pops out of gear.

Any suggestions....or do I now need to pull the tranny?

toddalin

Is your Hurst hinkage hitting on your pipe hanger?

Some of the Hursts will do that, mine included. I ground away that portion of the pipe hanger where the interference occured before replacing the trannie with a 5-speed. (PO just left the pipe hanger off.)

Aestey

The pipe hanger! ....thats brilliant. I just replaced the pipes and remember the hanger being really lose so I snugged it up. I'll check it out tommorrow but bet thats the issue (fingers crossed)

Thanks Toddalin, you may have saved me some major work.....gotta love this forum!

JohnZ

The Hurst shifter made specifically for the Corvette application had a specially-shaped reverse lever on the shifter that was contoured to clear the crossmember and pipe hanger; the "universal" Hurst shifter didn't, and wouldn't go into reverse on a Corvette without grinding additional clearance. It's grinder time.

Aestey

That's what it was, interference with recent changes to the exhaust system. Didn't put 2 & 2 together as the exhaust was first of several changes over a span of 6-8 weeks and the car had not been driven. Thanks again.

MikeM

Similarly, the reverse lever on the stock '63 shifter was revised (shortened) from earlier versions to clear the various components.