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Old 04-14-2004, 12:37 PM   #4
RB5 Clone
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Chapter/Region: NESIC
Location: lastditchracing.net & 03 STI
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RA East Open Class
Champs 07-08-09

Exclamation check trans mounts

mu 00 RS has started doing same thing recently. pops out of 5th, sometimes in cruise mode, other times when lifting off gas in 5th, sometimes just pops out as if by dark magic.

check your transmission mounts. if they are worn, loose, or both, the trans will pop out of 5th without warning.

simple check: get car up on jackstands or lift. take a big prybar and lever up/down between trans housing and the trans corssmembers. if the transaxle moves more than about a quarter inch, you got shot mounts (or loose bolts)

tighten all bolts around trans x-members, also look at the rubber bushings between xmembers and the trans and body. these wear out, esp if they get greasy or oily and are softened up. replacing these is reasonably easy if you're mechanically inclined, otherwise have a dealer do it.

another warning sign of loose trans mounts is that the clutch will shudder when taking off in 1st gear and/or sometimes in other gears as well. You may also get an awful CLUNK when you take up on clutch after a fast downshift.

Good luck, if it's not loose trans mounts or worn busings, it may be that your gearbox is toast.

cheers,

Dave G
Serial Scooby Thrasher and Gearbox Torture Tester
Last Ditch Racing
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