Pomorza Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Hey guys I was up in Phoenix this weekend at a swap meet. On the way there and back I noticed that my 5th gear is fairly loud. What I mean is there is a like a "roar" almost but only in 5th gear. If I down shift to 4th and hit the same speed it does not make same noise. It also has a very loud vibration in the stick that can be heard. Secondly on the way back while passing someone on the freeway I reached about 95MPH, when I released the throttle the car popped out of fifth. It went back in with no trouble but it freaked me out a bit. So I'm wondering has anyone ever had these issue or know anything about them. I'm going to check the fluid level tomorrow but I wouldn't see it being low. The transmission is a 5 speed out of 78 280z (supposedly) but the car originally had 4 speed. Thanks Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B00STDZ Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 280z's had the early 5 speed that was problematic and is said not to be a true 5 speed; but just a 4 speed with a 5th gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnwar Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Sounds like counter shaft bearing going out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAG58 Posted January 26, 2010 Share Posted January 26, 2010 Agreed it sounds like the carrier bearing(s) have bought the farm. Which trans fluid are you running? Most modern gear fluids don't exactly play well with the yellowed metals in our transmissions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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