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Your 1988 jeep 5 speed wont go into reverse?

Updated: 9/13/2023
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Does it grind or is nothing there? if it grinds, the shift rail is probably broke or a syncronizer is bad. If theres nothing there, the gear has failed. Either way, it's gotta come out.

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