my car just started popping out of fifth, what do i do? i just got this trans like a mounth ago for 650(its a gsr) so im pissed.

 

check you transmission fluid level.

more than likely it's just low causing 5th to pop out since it sits the highest in the case.

 

O... hell yeah, i'm going to check that ASAP

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b16ej1lsd &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">check you transmission fluid level.

more than likely it's just low causing 5th to pop out since it sits the highest in the case.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

make sure that when you check or fill your tranny, always make sure the car is level. If on jackstands, it needs to be on 4 jackstands. If you check or fill it with only the front end raised, you will end up with low fluid level.

 

cool... much thanks guys, you really think that that could be the problem?

 

yea same **** happened to me after a clutch install...i didnt fill it enough and it popped outta 5th. just make sure ur car is level wen u measure it like patrick said. but u should be worried at least a little bit cuz ur trany is somehow leakin so find out wats goin on asap

 

what are the characteristics of trans fluid? i ask because i have a leak that i thought was oil but haven't gotten to fixing it, could i have been mistaken?

 

tranny fluid smells distinctly different from motor oil.

 

okay that helps(no sarcasm), is it any different color? i want to make sure before i chew anybody's head off for this? it wasn't doing it before so i am thinking that what i thought was an oil leak is really a trans leak... time to go smell the drive way thanks guys

 

sorry, just cruising through here today, did not read the other posts, sounds like bad syncronizer or linkage bushing gone bad. DO NOT drive with your hand resting on the gear shifter, this wears out the syncro.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by coronadrinker &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">okay that helps(no sarcasm), is it any different color? i want to make sure before i chew anybody's head off for this? it wasn't doing it before so i am thinking that what i thought was an oil leak is really a trans leak... time to go smell the drive way thanks guys </TD></TR></TABLE>

You know what oil smells like right? If not, grab a bottle of it and take a whiff. Now go out on the driveway, stick your finger in the puddle and smell your finger.

If it's tranny fluid, it will smell nothing like motor oil. Gear oil has a distinct odor like nothing else. It looks pretty similar to motor oil, though, so I don't think you can really tell by looking at it.

 

damn it why cant your car leak when you need it to.. lol. got under it this morning and saw a lil oil but couldn't really tell where it was coming from, and go figure my nose decided not to work, or something this morning because the oil i saw didnt smell like **** to me , do you guys have any good links on checking/ changing trans fluid?

 

Maybe you should get underneath the car and have a look? You should be able to see where it's leaking from, just look for grimy fluid residue that looks like it's about to drip off.

If it is tranny fluid, then the most likely culprit is the axle seals in the differential housing are leaking. Those should have had new ones put in before installing the axles.

 

Tranny oil is usually red in color. So just check out the bottom of your car for leaks.

 

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ATF is red in color. Honda MTF and GM Synchromesh look more like fresh motor oil, even after they've been used 25K miles (in my experience).

 

I pretty much was on the same page. Me n couple guys put in my stage 1 clutch and drove it around town for a while so the clutch would break in. Some where on the Highway in top speed and made sum sharp turn under bridge to get back on highway. Suddenly my car stop moving but my rpm hand goes up. I stop n try go, would not move but hear tha tranny grinding. Found out the axle pop out also no snap ring on it. But see no fluid underneat the car. I got an b16a tranny on an ls motor...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Stealth Teg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I pretty much was on the same page. Me n couple guys put in my stage 1 clutch and drove it around town for a while so the clutch would break in. Some where on the Highway in top speed and made sum sharp turn under bridge to get back on highway. Suddenly my car stop moving but my rpm hand goes up. I stop n try go, would not move but hear tha tranny grinding. Found out the axle pop out also no snap ring on it. But see no fluid underneat the car. I got an b16a tranny on an ls motor...</TD></TR></TABLE>

While I was on the Highway less in 50 mile, my gears pop out 11 time in 5th gear...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Stealth Teg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I pretty much was on the same page. Me n couple guys put in my stage 1 clutch and drove it around town for a while so the clutch would break in. Some where on the Highway in top speed and made sum sharp turn under bridge to get back on highway. Suddenly my car stop moving but my rpm hand goes up. I stop n try go, would not move but hear tha tranny grinding. Found out the axle pop out also no snap ring on it. But see no fluid underneat the car. I got an b16a tranny on an ls motor...</TD></TR></TABLE>

holy crap I can barely understand what you're typing.... no fluid under the car, it was proabably all on the ground some ways back when the axle came out, but before the car stopped moving.

And what is this business about making sharp turns while at top speed?

 

Hmmm, I made a u-turn under the bridge and try get back on the bridge in a hurry. When I made dat turn, the axle pop out. All I heard the Tranny or sumthing around the motor grinding. I came to an stop. There were no dripping fluid under the car. Hope I explain dat lil clear.