This problem is on my 63 Falcon but its the same as any 4-speed Stang. Anyway, I took her to a car show the other week, and I was turning the car to line up myself for a parking space behind me, and go into reverse and park, but as I go from from 1st to neutral then up into reverse, the tranny locks up. Doesnt completely engage into reverse. So I try putting it back into 1st....no go. I straighten the steering wheel cause this ALWAYS helps in the past, but again no go. I had to have others push me back into the parking space.

Hours later I decide to leave. I put her in first, give it juice as I pull off the clutch....revving but no going. After tons of trying I figured out the problem. The tranny got stuck in first gear, but did not engage with the wheels. Even with the clutch pushed in, you could not roll the car because the wheels locked up or something.

The next day, I come back with my F-150 and a car carrier from U-haul. The wheels still locked up, even with the clutch pushed in (mind you that the tranny is still stuck in first). So I call a tow-truck. Tow-truck gets there and what the F.....the car rolls even without pushing in the clutch. The car gets to a shop and I go home. The next day I get a call saying the Falcon is ready. I go down there to get it and they said "I understood what you told me, but we tried playing with it and nothing was wrong"....thats right, it worked like it originally did. Really nice shop, they didn't charge me a penny! Even for the tow-truck! I havn't had that problem in 2 weeks now, but I was wondering if anyone else had this happen? Or if they know a way to knock it out of that rut.

 

Have had the same type of problem, mine was cause by worn out shifter bushings and worn shifter forks in the tranny

 

Are you sure the clutch is working? Even if it was hung in first gear, if you push in the clutch it should have rolled, right?

 

Thats exactly what I thought, but the car still didn't roll. The clutch is working, because I've been driving it around no problem for the past week. It was just that one time.

 

You probably had the trans in reverse and one of the foward gears at the same time. I won't roll like that. You have to get under the car and move all the gear sliders to neutral to free it up.

 

+1

 

+2. That is a linkage problem. Adjust and/or rebuild your linkage it will go away. Even better, get a Hurst Competition Plus shifter.

 

+3
That old linkage has seen better days.