No fifth gear

2005 SATURN ION
183,000 MILES • 2.2L • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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NICKDIONNE2008
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First through fourth shift fine, but it will not go into fifth it just grinds. any idea what it could be? linkage?
Jun 25, 2017 at 5:31 PM
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SATURNTECH9
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If you turn the car off will it go into the gear it grinds into with it running?
Jun 27, 2017 at 4:12 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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If someone is watching at the transmission while your shifting is the cable and linkage moving?
Jun 27, 2017 at 4:13 AM
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NICKDIONNE2008
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Yes linkage is moving and when car is off it seems like it goes into 5th
Jun 27, 2017 at 11:01 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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Then most likely you have a bad 5th gear synchro blocker ring.Thats what let's the gears change without grinding.
Jun 27, 2017 at 11:27 AM
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SATURNTECH9
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I have had a few of those transmissions apart that were grinding into only certain gears and that's what is was.
Jun 27, 2017 at 11:28 AM
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