WHY WOULD TRANSMISSION MAKE RATTLING NOISE IN ALL GEARS?ALSO WHY DOES IT NOT WANT TO GO INTO 5TH GEAR?

1993 FORD ESCORT
100,000 MILES
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KIRK DOTSON
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AFTER PUTTING CAR IN GEAR TRANSMISSION WILL START RATTLING.IT WILL DO THIS IN EVERY GEAR EXCEPT 5TH GEAR.WHEN I TRY TO SHIFT IN 5TH IT JUST GRINDS. TRANSMISSION JUST STARTED DOING THIS AFRAID THAT SOMETHING WILL BREAK HOW DO I FIX THIS PROBLEM?
Aug 13, 2012 at 8:24 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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internal issue with bearings. check the fluid but it is probably past that point now.

get a trans shop to listen to it to confirm

Roy
Aug 13, 2012 at 8:42 AM
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