TITAM - Technical issues that affected me

Problem: Car suddenly and inexplicably won't shift into reverse. The usual tricks do not work, including: Shifting to first gear, then reverse Shifting to fourth gear, then reverse Rolling a bit forward Letting car idle, stationary, with clutch out, before trying for reverse Letting the clutch out a bit with the brakes on (to try and align transmission gears without moving forward) Pumping clutch Removing the floor mat to get an extra bit of clutch travel Forcing the gear Shifting into reverse with the engine is not running If you have a reverse lockout solenoid, it may feel very much like the solenoid is preventing you from shifting.   This will seem to be "confirmed" on those few occasions when you can shift into reverse when the car is not running by overcoming the spring pressure of the solenoid/shifter mechanism, but this trick will (probably) not work consistently. Unfortunately, this can be caused by a myriad of problems, ranging from trivial to exp...

So install was a pain.  Drilling concrete is never easy. Besides a pencil/Sharpie, earplugs, a level (if wall mounted), pliers, gloves, glasses, etc, you will probably need to acquire: -  A decent 1/2" hammer drill.  A rotary hammer is better, but expensive.  Consider renting one, it may make life easier. -  Masonry bits in various sizes from 1/8" through 3/4".  Why so many bits?  Several reasons: -  You need the smaller sizes because nobody in their right mind will try to drill a 3/4" hole in concrete straight off.  Start with a very small pilot hole and work up slowly. -  Masonry bits can wear out quickly.  You may need two or three of the smaller sizes to get four holes. -  The bracket fasteners are 16mm.  They will not quite fit into a 5/8" hole, and DO NOT try and tap them in or they will deform and/or come apart.  They will fit and tighten in a 3/4" hole if you cannot find the requisite 16m...

You know, it is no wonder people have such an ambivalent perspective of AV companies.  On the one hand, they all provide free services to the benefit of everyone.  Every AV-protected PC is one fewer target. On the other hand, they seem like pricks when they: (a) accidentally bork thousands of PCs - which, to be fair - are highly-publicized but extremely rare occurrances, or (b)  Seem to intentionally make it damn-near-impossible for the average Jane to remove their unwanted AV product - which often comes pre-installed - from their own PC that they paid good money for.  Now, we all know they need to make money like everyone else, and AV is not an easy business. But try and lose more gracefully, people! This is so pervasive that McAfee and others have resorted to creating "removal tools" specifically designed to uninstall their software.  Which makes them just about the ONLY companies in the world who cannot figure out how to accomplish this, without ...