After the tragic demise of our lovely 940 wagon, I'm back to driving my '90 240 wagon, previously our spare car.

Every since I bought it 6 years ago, the transmission has seemed a bit rickety. Now, it rarely engages in reverse gear. If I rev the engine while in reverse, it will sometimes engage (with a terrible "clunk"!).

Neither the FAQ or Bentley offer any advice. Is there anything I can do, or is the tranny simply shot?
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Past: '79 245, '91 240, '88 245. Current: '90 245, '83 245, '95 940

Check the linkage bushings and motor and trans mounts.

If linkage is sloppy and engine/trans out of position, shifter plate might keep linkage to trans from proper position.

Duane

assuming fluid level is ok and kickdown cable is properly adjusted and free within its sheath...drop pan and check for restriction in filter. That filter was eliminated as a wear item years ago(a healthy tranny wont have a clogged one) but in this case I would, simply to rule out restriction and see what kinds of metal particles are present in pan. See FAQ's
this can be "difficult".

Check the fluid level?
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'63 PV544 rat rod, '93 Classic #1141 245 (now w/16V turbo)

Seems to be fine, but to be fair, I didn't do the full "drive it for 30 minutes test". I live in a small town, so I never drive for 30 minutes. I drove around for 10 minutes, got up to full operating temp, then checked.

Maybe I should give the full test a try.
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Past: '79 245, '91 240, '88 245. Current: '90 245, '83 245, '95 940