No reverse! Need help! Gotta get home for Xmas!

[firebird672002]

Hi all. I've been a member of this board for years and I've learned alot but this has me stumped. I have a EA Stage 2, about 3 years old. I had a bit of a sticky TV valve when warmed up. So I figured I would take out the valve body and clean it up, change fluid, filter etc. When I got it back together, all gears are fine except- reverse. The car will barely move in reverse. Wheels will spin if on jack stands. Also I did check the low gear overrun and that does NOT work either. So, its a low/reverse issue. I tried pulling the TV in and out in reverse and no luck. I checked the pressure regulator/boost valve assembly twice and its correct. Check ball placement should be right. What am I missing? No issue with reverse at all before this. Ideas welcome! Thanks in advance! Here are my pressures.
P 110/275
R 100/200
N 110/275
OD 110/275
D 110/275
2 250/250
1 250/250

 

[SSedan64]

What about the Low/Reverse "cup plug / rubber seal" in the Case? May have been damaged or fallen out when the Valvebody was removed.

Figure 8-19 on Pg.132 in CK's manual.
Low/Reverse "cup plug / rubber seal" can be seen in the 2nd Pic here, http://gnttype.org/forums/showthread.php?t=9724&page=2
below "402x" cast into Case, to the right of threaded Valvebody mounting hole.

Valvebody gaskets could be damaged. Spacer plate orifice plugged.
Checkballs missing or mispositioned.

 

[bison]

You have a leak. I'd pull the vb again and take a look. Pressure too low. Low reverse can be air checked with the vb off. Apply air to the oil feed and you can see it apply.

 

[stovebolt 34]

Been there and done that on the cup plug not being driven down in the case far enough .

 

[firebird672002]

Alright guys thanks for the help. I found it. Apparently when I installed the spacer plate, a corner of the top gasket folded over. It was right under the accumulator housing so there was indeed a leak by the low/reverse feed. Thanks again for helping and Merry Christmas