Transmission question

[sschambers]

So I had to tear the top and center casing off of the transaxle because when I was pulling out the old half-shaft seals, the tip of my tool broke off and flew inside...
So I pulled the casings off, found the tip of the tool, re-sealed it with new RTV and now I'm running into a problem that I didn't notice before removing everyhting...So I'm not sure if it's suppose to be like this...

With the center case back on, and with no 5th gear assembly on, my 5th/reverse gates are shady. During re-assembly I kept the transaxle locked in the 5th gear position...Now when I shift it into the neutral position, all other gates engage fine, except for 5th/reverse. I have to push the top of the shift rail downwards and play with the shift levers for it to move the rail up or down.
Will this fix itself when I re-assemble the top half of the transaxle and get the top cover back on? Or am I missing something here....I followed the instructions in the manual I have, everything went fairly smooth except for this...And like I said I'm not sure if it does this because of the top not being completely assembled?

Thanks for any help...

Steve

 

[98gst14b]

Did you remove the restrictor ball? Its kindof hard to tell what exactly you are describing but when I reassembled my tranny I had trouble shifting the gears...I could watch two fork rails move at the same time and found that I forgot to reinstall the 5th/rev reistrictor ball. It kindof looks like the reverse light switch.

 

[sschambers]

Sorry I didn't get around to replying but I eventually ended up figuring it out on my own...Anyway, I got the center case back on and got new synchro rings for the 5th gear assembly so it's all back together. The only concern I have is my input shaft. When I grab the input shaft from the bellhousing side, there is the very slightest bit of play. I don't have a gauge to check the end-play, but the end-play specs are pretty precise (0 - 0.05 mm). This transmission has never had any shifting problems or weird noises. Was just kind of concerned. The play that is there is so little I really have to pay close attention when pulling/pushing the shaft...Was just wondering if I should be expecting any tranny problems in the future...