[Shotimes] Lost 5th gear

[Erik Balser]

Actually George you're somewhat right.  5th gear really is a gear, with it's
synchro. It is in a different place in the tranny too, it has it's own shaft
next to the input shaft.

'95 MTX
Erik B.
http://webpages.charter.net/masho95
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 1:33 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Lost 5th gear


> On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 17:49:44 -0600, van Oss wrote:
>
> >I suspect a bearing.  Anyone know what would fail that I would lose 5th
only?
> >Reverse and 1-4 seem okay.
>
> I've never been inside an MTX tranny, but remember 5th isn't really a gear
as such,
> but a separate differential ratio.  It works differently than the other
four.  It's
> also supposedly in a different place in the assembly than the other gears.
>
> George
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