Samcrac, I hope you read this post. I had the EXACT same problem with my Vantage. I replaced the clutch with Velocity AP’s kit and broke the longer cable as you did. Fortunately, I did not break the shorter cable…but decided to replace it with a new one just for preventative maintenance. I could not get reverse gear. After several adjustment attempts I reinstalled the original cable and once again had reverse gear. If your original cable still has the part number on it, you will notice the new cable is a superseded part. It’s about 1/8” too long (from the snap-on connection that clips onto the top of the cable bracket on the tranny….. to the ball joint that snaps onto the lever). I bought my cable from Scuderia in the UK and have been emailing them for 3 months about this. They even got Aston involved and were insistent that i received the correct part. I sent numerous photos comparing the two cables along with exact measurements…..I showed them the cable is about an 1/8” too long! In the end I just kept the original cable and returned the other. More than likely, there is nothing wrong with your transmission. The adjustment portion of the cable cannot be adjusted short enough. You can probably see the “stop” for the minimum and maximum adjustments. I thought about removing that stop and seeing if i could get it to work, but decided that a $300 cable should work off the shelf. Hope this helps!

"I'm not gonna answer that on camera." Lol, smart man. CYA!

Samcracc, you left us hanging and didn't finish. Your stepmom has a point. Without her money you can't seem to finish anything completely.

Samcrac never disappoints. He never really fixes anything.

I been watching Sam for about a year… don’t think he has actually fixed a car yet.

When I drive a big seal like that, I take the old one to home depot and find a pvc pipe coupling or pipe that is close in size, if need be i split one thats just undersized and hit with a heatgun to open it up a bit. Thats never really failed me.

Samcrac deserves two awards for those ad transitions, one for creativity and one for comedy

I didn’t see anything broken in the shift selector, try the paint test like with a rear end to see if the parts are meshing right. I was a engine rebuilding guy my whole life and if it’s not broken then it’s binding. Try some heavy wheel bearing grease and try Dremel the box keys a lil, looks like something is catching and binding.

I love it when KZfaqrs struggle. Very satisfying reminder that nothing is perfect.

Can we appreciate that Sam is the only car KZfaqr that isnt selling every car atm?

Greetings from the UK. Not many people know this but all Aston Martin's have a built in driver sensor system. This software is incredibly sophisticated, it's so good that it can detect the nationality of any driver. And I'm afraid that's the problem here, we just can't have Americans in baseball cats driving classy British cars like the Aston Martin - so, quite rightly, it only drove 60' before the sensors did exactly the job they were designed for. Please accept my apologies for this. Think yourself lucky the ejector seat didn't cut in and throw you 150' into the air.

16:47 Reverse lockout solenoid (has the orange wire coming out of it). Not plugged in or failed.

I can imagine the frustration of the situation. I hope you can get this one running! I love Aston Martins and have been loving this series.

when people in EUROCHARGER sees sam they think: here we go again !!! heheheheh

Samcrac, seen the video of you fitting the seal and when you oiled it all over I said to myself your gonna have a problem, never oil the retaining surface, use a loctite type sealer if anything, I've been building engines for 50+ years and never had a seal pop out. I watch your channel for amusement purposes only .

I have always cleaned the seal and mating surfac with isopopyl alcohol. Than apply a thin layer of gasket sealer on the out ring of seal. This keeps the seal from moving. It is not hard to remove later. I have used this method over 40 years.

If you watch the video he went into reverse easily with the old cables. I’d say that the new shift cables are either not adjusted correctly or incorrect for his vehicle. Best of luck! Nothing worse than finishing a project and having to start again!

Thank you for posting these videos. I have often thought of buying a Aston Vantage or a Ferrari 360 but after watching your videos there is no way in hell I'd want either one, I don't care how beautiful they are. Thanks Sam, you have saved me a lot of time, money and grief

Samcrac the only KZfaqr not at SEMA and still has all our attention ❤️

Wow, that's tough breaks. Massive credit to you for sticking to it though, maintaining even a car you love can be the worst thing ever lol.

I like how rooster show his strength💪

hope it was the obviously incorrect oil filter that killed it.

samcrac you deserve more then this such a wonderful channel . keep up the good work.

Well done crac, you are a professional from now on. You got me vids in one week, thank you.

It looks a lot like the reverse lockout solenoid not working Unless it’s powered the transmission won’t go into reverse. You can see the reverse lockout solenoid with the orange wire coming off of it at around 16:45 . If it wasn’t plugged in after the new rear main seal the car wouldn’t have been able to go into reverse no matter what the linkages were doing. EDIT: according to the parts diagram it is just a reverse switch

Sam you really need to listen to Jared from Wrench Every Day, as he always says please make questionable choices and this one and the Ferrari you did not Listen LOL. Please ask your mum to buy a lift.

lesson learned sam. I learned before to never do a rear main seal without the oem tool. Had to redo the same seal on a truck 3 times. At least my boss took the blame because he accepted the job and it was for a brand truck we never work on.

Hey man love your videos I’ve been watching for like 2-3 years

Take it from a British machinic working on manual gearboxes, cable adjuster's can be a nightmare, many many mechanics diagnosed faulty gearboxes because of this issue, and all it was is down to cable adjustment great video as always 😀😃

Here’s two pro tips from a pro mechanic (me) 1. grease the inner lip of any circular seal to prevent it from grabbing or burning up against a rotating shaft. 2. Put RTV on the outer lip of the seal to help it literally SEAL with the housing it mates to.

Finding some bushings for the original cables seems like an idea now …hindsight is a wonderful thing 😁 great channel 👍

Sorry the Astons a bummer Sam! I’m just happy to see another video from you. Hopefully you have another kick ass car to help you perk your spirits up. 🥳

Oh my god thank god he cleaned the inside it was driving me crazy

I'd be looking at the reverse gear lockout solenoid and whether it's connected correctly or stuck open. This inhibits the car inadvertently going into reverse when going forward. You really don't want to be taking the trans apart as it will probably be far more simple than that!.

Another beauty of a video the comedy your doing 🤣🤣🤣

That exhaust note, beautiful.

This is a great build. These exotic cars look great and are fun to drive. And to keep them running on a budget is one of things I like best about your channel. I have learned much from you and have saved thousands. Hope you get past this hiccup in great fashion.

What I wouldn't give for these car youtubers to just have 1 project at a time and do it right.

been waiting for this video

Man I’ve been waiting for an Aston update!

Hey man you need to contact This Old Tony KZfaq channel and see if he could make you the part you need on one or more of his mills or lathes. That way you'll know what you have and it'll be fairly cheap and you and Tony both will be able to get a video or 2 out of this transmission trauma. Also I really think that becoming friends with a machinist would be a good and cheap route to future auto troubles that are not on the cheap to fix and where you and Tony generate funds from KZfaq the cost for machining a custom PCs shouldn't be anywhere near normal cost

“The road to hell is paved with good intentions” The worst part about this entire ordeal is that the original rear main wasn’t leaking. If you had left it alone, none of this would be happening.

they do remove the shifter housing from the transmission, it's sold for auto to manual conversion and they're gone in seconds if they ever make it on open market, usually they're sold directly to shops that do the conversion work (I've been trying to get hold of one for a while so I can reverse-engineer it and have a billet version made by CNC shop)

Say it isn't so Sam.... That Aston is one fine looking car. Been waiting for an update on this car.

Sooo close, and yet so far. Sad. It sounds wonderful when you start it up. One would think there would be broken transmissions available where the gears got toasted and the shifter unit was just fine.

This is the shift interlock assembly. It gives the feel and location of the shift relative to the shift rods and forks. There are small balls and springs that ride on shafts in this assembly that help give the shift it’s feel. These also have ball bearing assembly’s that support the shafts that can fail. You can typically disassemble these and inspect the parts for wear. It should be a set of roll pins that can be driven out with a set of punches. Thank you for the great content!

I put a new rear main seal on my vehicle when I rebuilt my transmission. It was like 10$ and came with a plastic ring used to install it. No issues.. tap tap.. tap.. nice and easy round and round. Till it sits flush with the housing.

Idk but I love Sam show .it goes with my life . nothing works right

What a pain in the Aston.

Touch nothing with a dremel or any other tool. Think logically, did it work before you put new cables in=yes. Was the selector cover removed during your original maintenance=no (I assume, but correct me if I am wrong). I can only assume that you have put the new cables in with a forks out of synchronisation. It all worked before the new shift cables, so it can only be something simple. Put the selectors in the neutral position as seen in your video, ensure all the selectors on the plate are in neutral position, and check the cover goes on easily and the selector forks are aligned in the centre of the shift lever. The key is to rotate the input shaft while selecting reverse or any other gear to ensure you do not "baulk" on a selector. I do not believe there is an internal defect in the box. It may be something in the gear lever mechanism too.

Fifty years ago, a friend and I had similar problems with a VW Beetle.... the engine and transaxle were removed AND replaced in that car three times in the space of about two days. That is the car that convinced me that I am NOT a mechanic....

My SRT8 Jeep did this 8 months after rebuild, had installed a brand new rear seal plate that had the seal already installed. That was fun.

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Looks to me like the reverse selector is slightly offset. So if you have the front to back (e.g. 3rd to 4th) cable adjusted slightly closer the the 4th gear side, it'll hit the shoulder on the reverse selector.

tough break, I hope you get it sorted.

I gotta say brilliant segue to the commercial.

The tranny is working, and the levers are working for all gears but reverse, so looking from the bottom you would have to see why the reverse engagement gear is not moving to the right position. I can't imagine how difficult is to align it back, unless, an exploded view might reveal a bushing out of position. This is my calculated guess.

Isn't around sixty feet the average for a Aston Martin to drive under is own power between breakdowns?

I have seen some Manual Transmissions where you have to push down on the shifter in order to go into reverse. This may be a dumb suggestion, but I had to ask the question!

BTW, very considerate using time-lapse here & there. It keeps our attention from wandering, and eyes avoid glazing. Tight edits, too. Luv this channel !

Give this and the other broken cars to Rich he’s slow but he fully fixes things 👀

The gearshift needs to be locked like a VW look up how to set a VW Golf shifter cables

Man, was I waiting for this episode

Just make your own cables up with rose joints and make sure the shifter block is properly aligned. You have the original cables so it should be hard to get some push/pull cables made up, modifiers have been doing it for years.

cables were still not adjusted correctly that is all......

Sam’s channel in a nutshell. Try to fix it. Can’t. Have a mechanic fix it in the end.

Mr. Pink to the rescue yet again. The youtube car community's unsung hero.

Sam and his ad transitions 😂👏

I would have got a pvc pipe cap from the Home Depot to insert the rear main seal

I blame the rooster, his crowing made Sam lose concentration. :)

Rear Main Seal Installation... I had trouble getting the RMS istalled on my 928 S4 5-speed. I was able to get it started, but could not drive it down. What I did was take the old RMS, and using electrical tape, I aligned and taped it to the backside of the flywheel oriented so that both RMS's met face-to-face. I attempted to install the flywheel but the stock bolts were now too short. I ran to Ace and bought bolts half-inch longer which then allowed me to get the flywheel started. I went around and tightened the bolts a half-turn at a time which pushed down the RMS perfectly square all around. Finally, started the car and no leaks!

Hey Sam, I do enjoy your ventures into modern exotics. I have been on my own annoying journey with a 1948 Chev here in Australia. If you ever need a different torment, find an historic car that needs a lot of love to test your patience..... I would watch that......

"Whats the milage on it since rebuild?" "60" "Only 60 miles" "...eeeEEHHHTTTT" Excuse me? "60 feet"

Do you ever get any of theses cars running reliably?

Always somthin with your car fixes. Sheesh hope you get the selector fixed or repaired. Good Luck Sammy!

Awesome drama. That is an interesting reverse conundrum. I think older VWs had a metal guide that one fit at the lever (think where the cool gates are of a Ferrari), then one would loosen and adjust the shift mechanism based on the guide. Maybe there is something similar for the Aston Martin.

Nope, still not buying any of these fancy cars lol.

When you have to take a transmission out 3 times it’s called a triple clutch technically

I’m actually rebuilding a graziano L140 from a Lamborghini Gallardo right now. That fork selector looks very similar to the one from the e-gear system or the manual selector from the manual version. Make sure the selector is centered when you install it. If yours is bent, try to find an Audi part number for the part you are looking for, way cheaper than Aston or Lamborghini. Also, there is a shop in Texas that is the “graziano dealer” for the United States, HCF Autosport. I’ve never been able to get them to answer my calls but worth a shot. I need to buy a ring nut from them lol. If you need measurements of the gear selector or anything else from the L140, let me know. Good Luck!

You maybe did actually it in deep enough.. but I remember feeling a strong sense of worry when I saw you put oil on the _outside_ of the first replacement seal before you installed it. That's probably what allowed it to creep out. On some seals I've even had to put retaining compound on the outside of the seal to make absolutely sure it doesn't come out. I feel bad for not commenting before you had it all back together. Glad you got at least that part sorted now!

That’s a cool looking overpriced Ford right there

The only thing that I can imagine on a manual transmission is that the fork has come off the guide bar for the gear. Highly unlikely but taking the trans apart and resetting everything might fix this issue

Sam and the Rooster a deadly combination

17:30 - when did you get another Corvette? Ohh, I see at 20:25 Nice, I love me some Corvette! Your white Corvette project was the way I found your channel back in early 2019. Boy, time flies...

If I could help Samschmokescrac work on his Aston Martin transmission I would pack up the Hash Pipe with Rocky and get all schmoked up.

I'm an Aston martin tech this seems like a classic flux capacitor fault, that one is for free you're welcome Sam😬

So annoying when you have done it all once already and these mistakes do happen. The car sounds absolutely great, love the sound.

i put loctite around seals to lube them before fitting them, coating seals with oil is tempting problems.

You have a PCV issue. Crank seals do not fall out, ever. The car is old, im sure there are diaphragms in the breather system that are worn out or clogged. No offense to the Eurocharged guys buy really seam to lack experience with unique issues.

"I didn't push it in far enough" THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!!!

When I fit oil seals like that I lube them with isopropyl alcohol so it’ll evaporate after fitting. And grease the inner lip.

"the suspense is killing me" Oh me too. Ooh, flywheel off. Ugh, O'Reilly's ad.

😂😂😂😂 35 secs into the upload and someone disliked it?

Agent bondo fails his biggest mission yet

Hi Sam.. Has one suggested making the new cables exactly the same length as the old ones?. Adjustments to be carried out before new cables are fitted to the gearbox. I am sure there is a stock adustment length you may also be able to download from the cars workshop manual. I would use the old cables as a guide.Or just fit the old cables back on cause they work, and get rid of the car Pronto! 😀😉

“Idk im gonna have to sit you down and give you a textbook on rear main seals “ 🤣

Does Sam know what he is doing? And why do I keep watching. It’s a train wreck

Where time is money and investing in a lift would be safer and ultimately cheaper in the long run. And also allow quicker safer access to allow you to fit things properly. 1.2m subscribers and too tight to spend $2k on a lift. Mental. Frustrating to watch really. 🙄

Awesome looking paper weight!

I had to redo my Mercedes Transmission job 3 times. It was bad. But now it's back on the road and shifts like new with 200.000 miles. Yeah all under jack stands. Don't just give up!