Lost 5th gear???
01-14-2006, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by [Damnit]
when u move the shifter from inside, it moves in the engine compartment. so move it around in nuetral so they know where to look, then put it into 5th (engine not running) and have someone watch it if it goes in or not. if it does then check the tranny out then hitup the junkyard or classifieds.
Did try shifting{ignition off}the shaft is operative in and out of tranny{5th gear is an outward position*} R through 4th work fine =no reason to buy another trans.{perhapps i may have to replace parts in 5th though my thought is for some reason it's not engaging??? like i said the shaft moves in and out
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01-14-2006, 12:07 PM
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On much older cars (like 1st or 2nd gen Hondas) if you lost 5th gear it meant that your clutch was about to let go, but that's not the case any more these days.
01-14-2006, 12:15 PM
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I had this problem with my 4th gear. All gears was cool except for 4th, it was like a slot to shift into 4th was not even there...I had to rebuild my tranny replacing the 3-4 sychro sleeve set. When I pulled the tranny and opened her up expecting a easier rebuild (cuz the shift forks within the tranny can cause similiar problems) I found that instead, all the teeth on my 3-4 synchro & its sleeves were badly damaged and rounded out.
That was my problem, it was the synchro/sleeve set. It can possibly be that for you or just the shift forks...either way, you're gonna have to open up the transmission if all else externally (i.e. shift linkage, shifter, etc.) is fine. It's definitely not the clutch (unless a spring came out of the clutch & got stuck somewhere), but most of the time if it's the clutch, you'll have problems with all gears not engaging like someone above already said. Good Luck!
That was my problem, it was the synchro/sleeve set. It can possibly be that for you or just the shift forks...either way, you're gonna have to open up the transmission if all else externally (i.e. shift linkage, shifter, etc.) is fine. It's definitely not the clutch (unless a spring came out of the clutch & got stuck somewhere), but most of the time if it's the clutch, you'll have problems with all gears not engaging like someone above already said. Good Luck!