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No fifth gear

Tiny
NICKDIONNE2008
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  • 2005 SATURN ION
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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?
Monday, June 26th, 2017 AT 12:31 AM

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Tiny
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If you turn the car off will it go into the gear it grinds into with it running?
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 AT 11:12 AM
Tiny
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If someone is watching at the transmission while your shifting is the cable and linkage moving?
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 AT 11:13 AM
Tiny
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Yes linkage is moving and when car is off it seems like it goes into 5th
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 AT 6:01 PM
Tiny
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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.
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 AT 6:27 PM
Tiny
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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.
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2017 AT 6:28 PM

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