just like to say thanks to all who talked me through (into) doing this myself - great day spend "bonding with my car !
Got all the tools, gaskets, filters and sealer needed and with my teenage daughter at a loss for something to do, grabbed her as well.
Dropped the pan and collected the fluid and noticed a HUUUUUGE amount of play on the reverse band activator - as well as NO locknut.....
Cleaned all up and removed the filter to get a closer look and feel - but nothing to feel where the grub screw should be.....
Looked in the bottom of the pan and saw a lump - pulled it out to reveal half a grub screw with locknut attached - clearly, the other half was still screwed into the recess.
So I guess what happened is that the grubscrew generally loosened itself over time (whilst driving forward) - I then engaged reverse one day, and when the band activator thingy swung out, the bolt and screw combination collided with the edge of the valve body and snap !
The small remainder of the screw just allowing me to feather reverse in at best.
Now, being the kinda chap who likes to open up and close on the same day, I had to do something .....
Angle grinder, bench grinder and original locknut later, I managed to fashion a thankfully same-thread HSS bolt and actually got away with it.
I now have reverse !!!!
Sadly, put too much fluid in so need to drain a little - US Quarts are less than a liter, not more !
Also need to replace one sump bolt on the accelerator attachment as the hole is stripping as it was over tightened in the past.
Steep learning curves - nothing like it .
Thanks again to all who gave their time.
Garp
