I have a 97 GS, and when I shift into 5th gear it stays, but anytime i give it a little more gas and try to pick up speed/make it up a hill or whatever, the gear pops out of place. What is causing this? Thanks!

 

Never herd of that before, contact a local transmission shop, they proly know the answer off the top of their head.

 

Off hand it sounds like a clutch problem to me. I was having a similar problem with a '93 MX-3 shortly before the car stopped moving altogether cuz of a bad clutch. Do you have to drop the clutch and gas 'er pretty good in first or anything like that? Might be signs that you're getting ready for a new one here REALLY soon.

 

No, the rest of the gears are fine. I took it to a transmission shop and they said its most likely a bent shift rod, seeing as how only 5th gear is affected. Oh well....

 

Ah didn't know it was only 5th doin it. Well then yeah it may be the shift rod LOL.

 

the guide may be rounded. id take it as you most likely need to drop the tranny

 

yea it basically sucks....

 

I have a friends GSX that does it in 3rd occasionally... Hes gonna rebuild the tranny soon so hes not to worried about it, but what ive noticed I have to put pressure on it when its in 3rd or it jumps out.. Being in 5th it may suck a little more but you should be able to hold it into gear just by putting some pressure on it when you give step on it...

 

yea, its just a pain to do it for an hour and a half freeway ride haha, plus i dont want to injure the tranny further, but yea...i guess i am going to have it looked at and determine what exactly needs to be done. But if any of you want to help me with my tranny, I am selling my wheels and tires off my car to do it, so check out this post : https://mitsubishiforum.com/m_27171/..._/tm.htm#27171

 

Gotta be caarefull with that forcing crap. I actually had a tranny get stuck in 3rd doin that shyt. I went to put it in 3rd it didn't wanna so I tried again it STILL didn't wanna so I jammed in it and by gawd it went but then it wouldn't come out again LOL. Drove it from ashtabula Ohio to Youngstown Ohio in 3rd stops n goes and all. Toasted my clutch that way too.