Hey all,

I have a 91 civic 3-door with 140k km (european) on it.
Im finding it increasingly hard to shift gear from 1st to 2nd...The
problem seems to go away after the 20-30 mins of driving...All the
other gear changes seem fine....Im thinking its one of two
things...time for a tranny oil change or adjusting the clutch cable
(since the change seems easier when the clutch is floored)...any
ideas?

Thanks
Steve

On May 10, 3:17 pm, jim beam <spamvor... (AT) bad (DOT) example.net> wrote:

by flooring i meant leaving an indent on the carpet/floorboard! I do
generally floor the pedal just not to that extent....

(steven.sciriha (AT) gmail (DOT) com) writes:
Shift cable bushings are far more likely as the cause of the problem.
They can be lubricated, which will extend their life (if done properly)
or they can be replaced (good for another 16 years!).
Dan

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<steven.sciriha (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

This is a good time for a tranny oil change. First to second seems the be
the first shift affected by low lube, and new oil should make a big
improvement. Honda MTL is preferred, although others swear by Redline MTL.

Mike

On May 10, 8:52 pm, "Michael Pardee" <michaeltn... (AT) cybertrails (DOT) com>
wrote:
cheers mike! will do so....

Steve

steven.sciriha (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:
I use Castrol VMX in my '85 City's gearbox. According to a couple mechanics
I've spoken with it's /the/ oil to use in transverse-mounted engine
gearboxes.
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Shaun.

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On May 12, 1:37 am, "~misfit~" <misfit6... (AT) hooya (DOT) com.au> wrote:
I've also noticed that if I change gear (1st -> 2nd) at slower speeds
< 10 km/h it changes ok....only when at speeds approaching 20 km/h
does it get hard....

Steve

steven.sciriha (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:
That indicates to me that you need to adjust your clutch cable. It's cheap
(you can do it yourself) and if it doesn't fix it then you can look
elsewhere. It sounds to me like it's not de-clutching sufficiently.

Luck...
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Shaun.

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"~misfit~" <misfit61nz (AT) hooya (DOT) com.au> wrote

I would expect the effect of the clutch dragging to be approximately the
same at all speeds.

My last work truck was doing the same thing - hard 1-2 upshift, worse at
higher speeds and always worse than the downshift - but I couldn't get the
garage to bother with it. After a few months the gears started howling, and
I was nearly a hundred miles from home. After the tranny was filled the
shifting was much more normal.

Mike

Michael Pardee wrote:
IME if the clutch is not disengaging properly it's more noticable at higher
revs.

Ok, handy to know.
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Shaun.

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