I was on the way to work this morning when the engine RPM suddenly surged in 5th gear. I have all the other four gears, but when I shift to 5th, it's like I put it in neutral. Any ideas as to what happened and where I might get it fixed?

 

tranny shop can do it, but it is not that hard of a fix if you have basic tools and some time. If you go to quad4x4.com they have a kit to fix it.
There is lots of info on here if you search for 5th gear nut

Chris

 

what he said

Here is a link to an artical on 5th gear http://www.quad4x4.com/NV4500%205th%...0Solutions.htm

There is some 5th gear kits a little more than half way down this page http://www.quad4x4.com/NV4500%20Rebuild%20Kits.htm

and here is a TSB on it http://dodgeram.info/tsb/1998/21-10-98a.htm

 

There are two types of NV4500 owners. Those that have lost 5th gear and those who will. Welcome to the club of the former.

How far away from Ft. Worth are you? Standard Transmission will fix it right.