My Jeep Has No Reverse. Drives And Shifts Perfect But When I Put It In Reverse It Makes A Loud Racket And Sounds Like Im Tearing Something Up. What Could It Be?

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Rena Chisholm Profile
Rena Chisholm answered
Do not know what year your Jeep is, but it could be something as simple as the shifter cable.
Especially since you say that all the other gears are working fine and you hear a loud racket when engaging reverse gear.
Would check that first.
If that isn't the problem, then leave me a comment telling me what year and make the vehicle is and if you have an engine light on.
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Anonymous commented
It is a 1996 jeep grand cherokee 4X4 straight V6 and my dad has this jeep apart in my back yard and he thinks it is the transfer case pump. It is broken and it is not transfering the fluid to the transmission. Could that be the problem?
justin fitz
justin fitz commented
While it could have been the underlying problem it sounds like the problem has now moved into the trans. Not having fluid in the transmission can cause bad things to happen, while you seem to have the trans out you should at least take the time to spin the trans by hand while its in reverse and listen for your "loose " reverse idler my money is on the idler being free fom the case.
Rena Chisholm
Rena Chisholm commented
The transfer case does not have a pump.
You still have not said if you have a manual shift or an automatic transmission. Since it is a 4X4, both would have a transfer case.
If it were a low fluid level problem, it would affect all the gears, not just reverse. If it is a manual transmission, there is no synchronizer or idler in reverse. Your transfer case consists of shafts, gears, bearings and a chain. Leave me a comment and tell me which you have, automatic or manual transmission.
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John answered
You don't say if this is a manual or automatic.either way I would say you have dropped a gear. Sounds like your transmission is not engaging the gear all the way and is chattering trying to go into gear..that or your getting ready to grenade(tear up) the  rest of the transmission from a loose or broken part...sounds more like the reverse idler not engaging or disengaging all the way...the other thing is somehow oil made its way into the transmission(clutch pack) and now your rings are burnt letting the transmission slip causing the noise(chattering noise)...www.indiacar.com
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Okay guys... Back to my problem... It IS an AUTOMATIC (straight 6) V6 4x4 (242 transfer case also...) I even had a mechanic look at the transfer case and the "oil pump housing""s "ears" were broken off. SO my dad put it ALL together...now heres the crazy thing...it has reverse...but NO drive! Now what do i do?
justin fitz Profile
justin fitz answered
The first signs of the transmission going in all vehicles is the reverse makes a noise, this means that you need to get a new one or get the one in there now rebuilt they usually run like $450 for the trans and $300 for the labor, but don't quote me it may vary in your state/country

P.S. The amounts I gave you were USD
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justin fitz
justin fitz commented
Ok fist we now know it is automatic so there are no synchronizes, that's the end of that now the problem is reversed? Ok what are your thoughts on that?
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Anonymous Profile
Anonymous answered
I had the same problem it was the a problem with shift linkage
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Anonymous answered
My jep has no reverse all other gears work when put in reverse it sounds like the chain on the transfer case is loose

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