I need some help with my 99 coupe it has 85k miles. I have had problems with reverse for sometime now maybe 2 years or so. However before i could just keep my hand on reverse and it would not kick out of reverse. This past week the car does not want to go into reverse. It makes a grinding noise when i try to put in reverse the transmission is not catching the gear. I have heard from people that i need to rebuild the tranny and some people say i need to buy a new clutch. I was wondering if anyone out there has had a similar problem and tell me what they did to fix it.

Thank you in advance or any help

I would first adjust your shifter before you do anything drastic.

1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Remove the shifter closeout boot.
3. Place the shifter into NEUTRAL.
4. Press down to engage the shifter neutral lock pin.
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r117/tstar99/Repairs/ShifterAdjustmentPin.jpg
5. Loosen the transmission shift rod clamp bolt.
6. Loosen the shifter mounting bolts.
7. Check that the shifter locator (on the underside of the
shift control) is installed into the shifter bracket on the
side of the driveline support assembly.
8. Tighten the shifter mounting bolts
to 30 N·m (22 lb ft).
9. Tighten the transmission shift rod clamp bolt
to 30 N·m (22 lb ft).
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r117/tstar99/Repairs/ShifterHoldDownNuts.jpg


10. Lift to release the shifter neutral lock pin.
11. Install the shifter closeout boot.
12. Release the parking brake.