Nic

Hey all, New to 4gtuner and love the forum, just for good measure for 2016 I think I throw this to the crowd.

I have picked up a CC GSR (CD5a) no history on it, don't know what the previous owner was doing in regards to wiring and vac hoses, or maintenance, engine works well and drives forward fine 1st to 5th all good but no reverse.

Shifter has loads of play on the main shaft inside the car as the bush is gone ill get that replaced. the cables look new and have a little bit of play but nothing major.

I have trawled the forum and found some awesome posts about this stuff already but as always have slight differences.

I have tried moving gears with engine on and off, clutch appears fine with other 5 gears.

I have disconnected the cables from the gear box end and cannot move it into reverse by hand but can find all other gears. I have had a look at the bolts with the ball bearing in them and they all appear fine (fantastic post by Evo-00x), if they are loosened of removed reverse still wont engage.

I have checked the small plastic lock box in the gear box link fork thingy (technical term) appears to be ok and in place.

I haven't started opening anything at the moment as ill have to work off the ground, was just seeking some guidance into it all before I removed covers and started learning about gearboxes hahaha. rather not open anything if I have missed an external step to open up reverse.

sorry for the long post I'm dreaming of a easy fix but I think I have ruled out all of those so far :-)