Guntherxdm Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Hoping someone here has either done a reverse gear/fork repair on a 2010 6spd outback tranny before or might have insight as to where to point me. A friend needs a little help and I'm happy to do it with a bit of insight. Just don't want to tackle it without research first. Have rebuilt older manual subaru's so not a complete stranger but just thought i would ask before saying i would be happy to help them. He lives up in the mountains and got stuck high centered on some snow and was rocking it back in for when either he bent/broke the fork or gear. However no metal particulate drained out when he checked the fluid so its like its just not getting pushed all the way back in place. It instantly pops out of reverse and you can't hold it in reverse. Thanks in advance. Sorry if its on here somewhere. I did start with the search function but didn't find anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLlegacy Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I think its more likely he did something to the shifter or one of the cables. Maybe it is just out of alignment. At any rate you might also try searching the Subaru 5speed since the 6mt is a derivation of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLlegacy Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/mt-reverse-issue-2010-lgt-195130.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cww516 Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I'd take a look at the shifter cables as well, it's entirely likely that he could have pushed something out of place if he had enough snow packed up in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrD123 Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 this happened to another member a while back - ended up being a clip for one of the cables for them http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/wont-go-reverseii-253943.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_A_ron Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I sincerely hope it's your shifter cables being a bit loose or a clip issue. My car started getting really tough to get into reverse and then it wouldn't stay in reverse and I had to park uphill for months until I bit the bullet and bought a used tranny from California for 2k. Spent another 700 getting it installed too. I kept the old transmission because I want to rebuild it as a back/upgrade when the time comes. My shop said they have a go to transmission reman company and when they said they had a Subaru with a reverse issue the guy respond with "It's not a Legacy 6MT is it?" Apparently they had rebuilt the reverse gearing/fork on this exact transmission with the post update parts directly from Subaru and they always came back within 30 days having the same problem. A couple guys had this problem show up as early as 60k miles or so and the transmission was replaced by Subaru under warranty but Subaru has never mentioned anything about a potential defect or recall with this gear box. Something that can cause this problem to get a lot worse is if you have ever moved your shifter past the reverse gate (not even into gear just past the reverse gate) while moving forward at any speed. Just some of my experience with a similar problem. I am hoping to crack open my old transmission this spring to see if there are any obviously worn, bent, or broken parts to give me a better understanding of what went wrong with mine and if that might be a similar problem to what other people have had happen. Build Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEASER Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 The shifter mechanism and/or reverse lockout has been known to crack/break as well since it's just a plastic housing mounted on the trans tunnel. I too would start by inspecting the shifter and cable assemblies. GTEASER's 2012 Legacy GT - Sold GTEASER's 2009 XTeaser - Sold GTEASER's 1992 Legacy SS - Sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcgliss Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 I just experienced this with a 2005 LGT 5MT wagon after single digit winter temps set in. When cold, I cannot engage reverse gear. Once the car is warmed up, reverse gear can be selected and feels normal. We've only had a few inches of snow at a time, but of the type that packs the wheel wells with not thawing. Will be checking fluids first until the car is clean enough to check underneath. JC, Chicagoland bassist & opentracker 2005 LGT 5MT Ltd wagon 2005 LGT 5MT Ltd sedan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLlegacy Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Your 05 has a direct connection to the linkage, the 2010+ has a cable operated shifter. But the 5spd is supposed to be fairly close to our 6mt in design. So hopefully it is just the fluid or something simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcgliss Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Thanks for the linkage info. Is it worth inspecting anything from the top side? JC, Chicagoland bassist & opentracker 2005 LGT 5MT Ltd wagon 2005 LGT 5MT Ltd sedan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLlegacy Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 That I could not tell you, you should check in the 4th gen section of this forum or the transmission section there will probably be other threads with similar issues but specific to your car, transmission, and linkage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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