Protege 5 pops out of reverse

myersbrat

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2003 protege 5
All other gears work perfect. Reverse pops out of gear. I can physically hold it in but it grinds and trys to pop out. Can this be the bushings on the shift rod???
 
Try the easy/cheap stuff first. It's uncommon for someone to blow out reverse unless you like to do reverse burn outs lol

Check shifter bushings. When you are in gear does the shifter have a lot of play in it?

Worn/broken motor mounts will do this as well. Throws off the shift linkage location and makes gear selection difficult, or impossible sometimes if they're completely gone.
 
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