1st thru 4th ok, but when i put it into 5th i get a sort of rubbing of metal sound from front middle of dash ( where the gear box bell housing is ) the rpm's fluctuate slightly over a 200rpm range as you accelerate, and you can feel a slipping grabbing feeling?
IT DOES NOT DO IT in any other gear....

Worried

Any idea's?

 

anyone?

 

My immediate thought is 5th gear pinion worn. Is the car an import & restricted?

Cheapest solutions can be an oil change on gearbox & diff. If it was clutch release bearing it would do it in all gears. My money is on 5th pinion.

 

its a 96 mcrea ra

its wierd, on way to work this morning it didnt happen much, when you press on you feel it slip and bit a couple of times and then its solid when it does slip it makes a dull thud that you can feel...

most promentent when just cruising in 5th and you give it a little gas to pass


thanks