2000 Plymouth Neon manual transmission problems?

Question: This thing shifts out of gear when in 5th and crusing down the interstate. The transmission was rebuilt one year ago and new cables installed, so the bill says. It looks to me like the shift cable bushings are bad, would this cause it to shift out of gear? I've always thought that when a manual transmission is engaged in a gear it wouldn't just slip out of gear by it's own accord. Only thing I can think of is the syncro's going bad inside of the transmission or the shift cable needs to be replaced. Please help, it's my girlfriends mother's car and I want to keep my girlfriend. Thanks in advance.

Answer: once the cable puts it in gear, there are 3 spring loaded balls on the inside of the synchro sleeve that hold it in gear. you can put the car in gear and completely remove the cables from the trans and it will not come out of gear. if you were having trouble getting into gear it could be the cable, but not if it pops out after driving. on a long shot, it could be a shift fork problem, but here again, if it goes in it should stay. you're going to have to take it back or go somewhere else, you've probably got some springs or balls that have fallen out somehow.

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