Pops out of 5th...Vfaq fix done

[forumboarder154]

I have a 1990 gsx for a winter beater. I did the vfaq and the nuts were tight. I broke them loose and retorqued them. Still pops out of 5th... I read this WC Engineering : 5th Gear Pop-Out and was wondering if anyone has had these problems on a dsm. Also what exactly holds a gear into place?

 

[duwackerTSi69]

I had a problem with my 3rd gear in my awd popping out and decided to get it rebuilt by TRE and get the stage 2 rebuild. Jon at TRE told me it was because the dog teeth were to worn out to keep in gear. The reason for the worn dog teeth were that my bearings were not set to proper specs and had excessive play in them, thus causing worn out dog teath.

Hope this helps out

 

[DSMopar]

There could be many reasons, could be your hub/slider/slider keys are worn out. Could also be one of the ball detents... There's a series of 3 ball detents on the front of the trans, you might consider shimming the 5th/reverse detent to add some tension to it.