5th gear popping out into neutral while coming off accelerator

[whatshouldiget?]

Hey guys,

Just purchased a new car. Has the 5sp sti gearbox. 5th gear jumps out into neutral when cruising on the motorway. all the other gears are fine, no crunching or any funny noises. gears feel nice and tight, only problem is it jumps out of 5th which is really annoying.

Did a bit of research and have come to the conclusion that it\'s either the bolt on the 5th gear selector shaft that might be loose or the syncro is buggered.

want to get it sorted asap as it\'s my daily and according to my search, the bolt being loose could come off an F**k the rest of the box.

Any gbox guru\'s out there that can confirm? or recommend me a place to get it inspected and repaired?

Thanks in advance

[Kiwi_Fozze]

9 times out of 10 it\'s the bolt. it\'s happened to a few guys here... if you are based around east auckland, the guys at highbrook automotive are fantastic guys to deal with

[pl0x]

Yep it sounds like the bolt.

[whatshouldiget?]

cheers guys will go see them tomorrow.

[shore_boy]

I recently had this issue. Fixed myself, wouldn\'t have been hard but I had some extra complications...

Here\'s the tutorial i followed http://www.scoobymods.com/showthread.php/mod-transfer-case-removal-5th-6049.html?t=6049

Here\'s my thread from earlier this year http://www.clubsub.org.nz/forum/index.php/topic,39335.0.html

All the best mate.