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N2Boost do you have a picture of what to look for and where exactly to look at when you open the tranny case. I took my case off, but i could not identify 5th gear
I'll show you where 5th gear is. Technically there are two gears for 5th (obviously) but you're only interested in the bigger one with the dog teeth that go bad. In the following picture you will find 5th gear on the top of the input gear stack all the way in the top/right corner of this picture.
I have a two 5th gears on my desk for paper weights. One is ruined (5th gear pop out) that came out of my 1994 transmission. The other is my brother's that we replaced preemptively in his 1994 SE-R. His is still good, but it is still the old style. This is one of the parts that go bad. The other part that goes bad is the 5th gear selector ring/collar of which I have one on my desk as well. It has a chewed up side, and a pristine side. I'll take pictures of these and post them up later so you can have a very good idea of what damage to look for in the transmission while you have it open.
You'll also know if you have the new style or old style of gear.
Wait for my pictures and further explanation. For now, if you'd like, you can read over the
5th gear replacement guide I just finished whipping up.