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Blue Is a frequent flier. He will check that in his luggage and just use his "FF miles". Using the proper Doug McKenzie accent: " Be careful you don't herniate yourself with that package , ya hoser..."

I'm with the Captain on this, it sounds like a shift mechanism problem, not a clutch problem. How does the shift lever move when the engine is off? As a test, how ever you can, select reverse and then turn off the engine. Without letting the car roll, move the gear selector from reverse to neutral and back. If takes the same forced as when the engine is running then the clutch is not the problem. As for possible causes, there is a reverse lock-out detent that may be partially seized. While it is technically lubricated by the gear oil it is very high up and not force oiled. It may need to be removed for servicing. Anoth thought, a bent shift rod. Since this is a 4-speed reverse does not share its linkage with 5th. It can get damged without affecting the forward gears. Less likely, the reverse idler shaft may be damaged causing high friction and making it difficult to move.