Fourth Gear Replacement?

AZDANNO04

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2008 CHEVROLET COBALT
2.2L
4 CYL
2WD
MANUAL
136,878 MILES

I am replacing my slave cylinder and figured I check to see if I needed to replace the fourth gear since I haven’t been to get into fourth gear. It just keeps grinding but after three or four times if I get it a certain angle it will catch, but I know one night I was trying to get it in fourth gear when I heard a loud noise and it felt like I may have chipped a tooth or more on that gear. If you can help me how to get to the fourth gear if that's what I need to replace or I was told the synchro something?

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KEN L

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Sure, here is a video that shows how to get the transmission out and I have included the transmission rebuild diagrams in the images below:

https://youtu.be/6N6b5F2ChyE

Check out the images (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem so we can see what's going on.

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Saturday, May 6th, 2023 AT 12:14 PM

AZDANNO04

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When I loosened the axle out on the driver’s side I captured over four quarts of transmission fluid.

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Saturday, May 13th, 2023 AT 4:56 PM

KEN L

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Good job, you don't want that to run out all over the floor.

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Monday, May 15th, 2023 AT 9:47 AM

AZDANNO04

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Is there any other steps to proceed to the gears I was told that every gear has a syncro? Right now I am at the flywheel.

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Monday, May 15th, 2023 AT 12:29 PM

AZDANNO04

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Question about the quantity of fluid in the transmission? I thought it took less than 2quarts to top off the fluid. I just captured over 4 quarts when I removed the driver side axle.