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Old 01-07-2003, 12:44 PM
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Default FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate?

ok, im gonna try to explain it the best i can....when im driving, my fifth gear seems to pop out and go to neutral...but..it seems like it odnly does that when teh engine is cold...whe ni let it warm up for 10mins or so, it don seem to do it. Im runnin little over 200hp to the wheels w/ a stock clutch, so all my friends seem to think my clutch is giving out, blow pressure plate..etc...but they said if its the pressure plate, it would pop out in all gears, BUT im not in the gear long enough for them to pop out, only 5th..sorry if im confusing..i needh elP!!
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Sounds like your sincro ring(s) may be going bad.Try changing fluid(85-90 Hypoi) & see if there's any improvement.If not,the sincros will need attention,i.e. replacement.
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change the fluid. use honda MTF
if that doesnt help then you'll have to replace your 5th gear synchro
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (RMdelsol94)

Broken/cracked syncro or, more likely, bent fork...
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (BlackDeuceCoupe)

i have the same problem a year ago. u didn't hit anything while u were driving right? apparently i cracked a small hole in my tranny and the fluid was leaking out.
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (edrop27)

Definitely sounds like you need a new 5th gear synchro.
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syncronizer is shitting the bed
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (5ZigenSol)

youre probably low on tranny fluid
drain and fill
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (Mr. Sparkle)

Honda MTF i just motor oil i think its 10w30 or 5w30, so dont pay $4 a quart for that ****. And like everyone says, it has to do with the 5th gear synchro.
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (Nextekhatch)

Definately try to fill your tranny first, Honda MTF is what I suggest along with many others. It has things that regular oil doesn't have. I used regular oil for a while and ran into some synchro problems. The manual says that you should only use regular oil for a SHORT period of time until you can get Honda MTF.
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (AzSi22)

how do you tell if your clutch is going? i think mine's goin, it grabs very high from the floor!
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (RMdelsol94)

ok, im gonna try to explain it the best i can....when im driving, my fifth gear seems to pop out and go to neutral...but..it seems like it odnly does that when teh engine is cold...whe ni let it warm up for 10mins or so, it don seem to do it. Im runnin little over 200hp to the wheels w/ a stock clutch, so all my friends seem to think my clutch is giving out, blow pressure plate..etc...but they said if its the pressure plate, it would pop out in all gears, BUT im not in the gear long enough for them to pop out, only 5th..sorry if im confusing..i needh elP!!
your synchros are f'd up....might need new tranny depending on how bad they are...oh yeah...upgrade your clutch...that thing is probably dead anyway...
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ok thanks guys...im gonan drain and fill the tranny fluid on sat...im gonan see if that fixes the problem....thanks for all the info...hopefuly i dont need 5th gear syncros

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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (RMdelsol94)

Main shaft bearing or counter shaft bearing is dead.
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (Blown90hatcH)

RMdelsol94: mostly its your 5th gear syncro,...mine did this also,..if it grinds or anything when poping out then its definitely your syncro,..but mine popped out smooth and it still was the 5th gear syncro

simatic: if you have a stock clutch then yes your shiet is about done,...my stage 3 catches high,..but thats what clutchmaster clutches do

blown90hatch: are you fawking serious about your post count????
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (WiDeBoDyEK)

i pulled out yo!!!

err ok yea deffinatly a synchro hope ya get it fixed soon
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (FifthGearOnline)

ok thanks WiDeBoDyEK, it is a stock clutch.i gotta get new 1, got any ideas? dont want a really high performance one, but just better than stock specifications.
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (SIMATIC)

sounds dumb but are you sure that your not pushin it in all the way??? that happen to me a couple times and i thought something was wrong with the car, but it was something wrong with me. i just didnt push it in all the way.
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (RMdelsol94)

5th gear synchro and/or low on fluid
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (Blown90hatcH)

Main shaft bearing or counter shaft bearing is dead.
its not the mainshaft bearing...those arent symptoms of a failing bearing...

my mainshaft and throwout bearing were both dead...all it did, was slipp really bad, and make a whistle noise.

i know, i replaced them myself...after that, the problem was fine...never had a 'poppin out problem'...sounds like synchros to me.
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (Paranoid Android)

Samething happend to me and it ended up being a cracked tranny. Hope that isn't the problem.
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Default Re: FIFTH GEAR POPS OUT...pressure plate? (Paranoid Android)

Main shaft bearing or counter shaft bearing is dead.

its not the mainshaft bearing...those arent symptoms of a failing bearing...

my mainshaft and throwout bearing were both dead...all it did, was slipp really bad, and make a whistle noise.

i know, i replaced them myself...after that, the problem was fine...never had a 'poppin out problem'...sounds like synchros to me.
Actually, those are symtoms as well. I have dealt with that problem a few times and both times the counter shaft bearing was dead. The trans would pop out of 2nd gear. Everything else was fine, except the bearing.
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