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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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Guys need someone to give me a definitive answer. Why wont 5th gear in my RST work? 1st to 4th gears are fine but when I try to put it into 5th gear it crunches like it almost wants to go into gear. I am taking it to a place in Scotland this weekend to get it looked at. It must be a linkage issue. Please help!!
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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 12:15 PM
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5th gear is the first to die if the gearbox oil level is low.
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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Micky
5th gear is the first to die if the gearbox oil level is low.
Gearbox oil level? Where is that in the car? Is it like an oil level where if you top it up 5th gear will work again? Im not clued up on the technicals behind cars as you can probably guess lol.
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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 01:29 PM
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AFPMSL.

Micky is referring to the oil level in the gearbox. It's like your engine, it has oil in it and it needs to be checked sometimes. 5th gear is separate in an RST gearbox, so unlike the other 4 gears it is possible that 5th can be fucked, but the rest of the gears still work, for a short while at least. Get it checked as soon as possible, but prepare yourself for a gearbox rebuild.
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Old Jun 16, 2010 | 02:34 PM
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AFPMSL.

Micky is referring to the oil level in the gearbox. It's like your engine, it has oil in it and it needs to be checked sometimes. 5th gear is separate in an RST gearbox, so unlike the other 4 gears it is possible that 5th can be fucked, but the rest of the gears still work, for a short while at least. Get it checked as soon as possible, but prepare yourself for a gearbox rebuild.
Awrite cheers mate lol. Told you I didnt know much about motors lolol. Is a gearbox rebuild a big job?
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Old Jun 17, 2010 | 01:06 AM
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In my opinion you've got a damaged gearbox that will only get worse.Here's a link to a well known gearbox company,give them a phone call and see what they say.
http://www.gearboxman.co.uk/
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