Transmission is locking up

[oxiderush]

I Just bought a '89 firebird for 1000. got it home and it was perfect. I drove to the end of my driveway, and the 5 speed won't shift into 5th or reverse. This may be the push i need to put in an automatic with a manual valve body. Should i try to salvage the tranny, or will it keep doing this to me?

[wonword]

Could be a linkage problem, if you hear a grinding when you try to shift into those gears, the teeth might not have enough pressure to go into the holes. Not sure, just a guess from taking my tranny out over the last two weeks.

[oxiderush]

nothing grinds, the shifter just won't move over to the right half of my gear selection. = 5th and reverse

[oxiderush]

also the clutch seems really weak to push in. That can't be any good either

[Tman16]

Maybe your clutch is just wore out and you cant push it in enough to shift to 5th and reverse

[oxiderush]

My dad looked at it yesterday, and it;s got a hydraulic clutch and a benq something tranny. i think that is what he said. Anyway, the tranny dosen't have linkage, it's a top loader.

[oxiderush]

The tranny is a borq warner