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old car. 5th gear? is this M/T? 1987 ? A/T? is 4speed
what does stopped working mean . 1: shifter fails to select 5 gear H pattern slot. 2: grinds? 3: cant force it to 5th with clutch depressed.? is free play at spec? 4: raise front wheels off ground, can you get in to 5th now? keyout and running? 5: can you get into 5th parked engine off, and select 5th and then start car in 5th with clutch depresses first step. then slowly very slowly attempt to move car starting in 5th, but dont finish, just feel the gear, feel that its there and not neutral.
Sounds like inside the gearbox
As its 2gears i would be looking at these problems first. Fifth and reverse are on same shaft
1) clutch fault
2) lay shaft broken or bearing carrier. Collapsed
3)synchro blocker rings worn
Can you pull the pedal back by hand? It's hard to tell what damage has been done without looking at the problem(s), but either the clutch hydraulic system has somehow locked in the 'release' position, or the clutch itself has disintegrated. Best not to let 'friends' abuse your car. Suggest taking the car to a respected service shop and prepare for a fairly large bill.
Sounds like the pressure plate! Try this, rev the engine for a sec then when it starts to slows down try to put it in reverse - if the gears grind, its the pressure plate which will come with the clutch kit for about 125-175.00.
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*rack and pinion is steering not trans! Separate issue??
Regarding the reverse problem. If it's not going into reverse at all and the shifter seems to come up against a dead stop then it's probably the 5th gear synchro. I've recently had the same problem with my 99 prelude. The first time it happened I changed the reverse shift fork because the mechanism was worn. This worked for a while, however, the same thing happend a short while ago. I took my gearbox apart and a friend pointed out that there were some score marks on the synchro. I changed the 5th gear synchro, which is on the same selector rod as reverse gear. This has cured the problem. The synchro cost me £140 from Honda. Hope this is of some help to you.
The transmission type wasn't specified as to manual or automatic,as both were available on 91-96 Stealth's,but from the complaint,i presume manual trans.If it is the manual trans,5th gear and Reverse gear are usually on the same shift rail.So part of the diagnosis is to pay attention to 5th gear for any problems.Another part of the diagnosis is the clutch pedal and hydraulics that activate the clutch.When the problem is happening,try this:pump the clutch pedal rapidly,and repeatedly,then try to engage Reverse.If it goes right into Reverse,then the clutch hydraulic system needs to be inspected.Good luck.
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