Okay while i have my motor out , it dawned on me, on a issue with some early model MT5 trannys with the Big nut that would vibrate lose and would cause 5th gear to pop out randomly, and sometimes reverse would be hard to get into. I can't remember the name of shaft the nut is suppose to keep tight. but it is the shaft that 5th and reverse are on. Now here is my dilemma, is there way to determine if my tranny has these loose nut symptom, if i put the tranny in 5th gear can i pull on the drive shaft to see how much movement there is?? I guess i could try it in 1st gear and see how much movement there is and then try 5th to see if the movement is like a 1/4' more ,i don't think i need to disconnect the drive shaft because there is already enough play there ,,i think?? I can remember 5th popping out, i just can't remember how often , i haven't driven it for 2 years its been sitting in garage.:huh: Any ideas.