# Will not go into 5th gear.

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/will-not-go-into-5th-gear/151355>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [March 11, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/will-not-go-into-5th-gear/151355 "2010-03-11T20:05:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![tjms09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9dc877/32.png) [@tjms09](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjms09)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/will-not-go-into-5th-gear/151355/1 "2010-03-11T20:05:52Z")

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I was on my way to work today and was driving as normal. Went to shift into 5th gear and I could get my shifter where the gear should be, but it’s not actually in the gear. If I’m driving and I try to hold it there gently, it grinds the gears; if I hold it into the 5th gear very firmly, it will accept it, but as soon as I stop holding the shifter it will pop back out and grind. Any ideas as to what this could be, and possible solutions?

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**Author:** ![XSNRGE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xsnrge/32/5565_2.png) [@XSNRGE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XSNRGE)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/will-not-go-into-5th-gear/151355/2 "2010-03-11T20:29:54Z")

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5th gear synchro might be shot, not keeping it in gear, linkage/forks are fucked, may be the reason it isn’t engaging…

Grab another tranny… They’re cheap enough…

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**Author:** ![tjms09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9dc877/32.png) [@tjms09](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjms09)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/will-not-go-into-5th-gear/151355/3 "2010-03-11T20:36:52Z")

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So you do think that this would be an internal problem rather than just something with the shifter itself/shift linkage?

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**Author:** ![Lil\_Mike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/258eb7/32.png) [@Lil\_Mike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lil_Mike)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/will-not-go-into-5th-gear/151355/4 "2010-03-11T20:41:58Z")

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defiantly sounds like a internal problem i would count my bets on a bent shift fork, possibly a worn synchronizer hub/sleeve, but probably the fork. if you have the skill i have a tranny i dont need anymore, it would only be good for parts.

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**Author:** ![IRo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iro/32/5564_2.png) [@IRo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IRo)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2010, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/will-not-go-into-5th-gear/151355/5 "2010-03-18T09:21:05Z")

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If you can get it into evry other gear fine that its probibly internal, new tranny. If evry gear is hard to get into it could just be fork, ect.