jaretron3030

I have a 95 LS, shifting gears (all gears) became hard the other day and after doing a bunch of research here is what I found:

Symptoms:
- hard to shift gearing up or down into any gear, it will grind if I force it into gear
- seems to shift a little easier when car is cold
- I can shift with no problem when car is stopped
- it feels like the clutch is not disengaging enough


Things I have checked or replaced:
- shift linkage bushings have been replaced
- tranny was drained, checked with a magnet for shavings (nothing), and refilled with genuine Honda MTF
- the clutch fluid is full and has never gone down
- MC has no visible leaks
- clutch slave has no visible leaks
- to test the clutch hydraulic system I started the car while parked, put the clutch in and sat for 15 mins with the the car in first...car did not creep forward
- clutch pedal feels normal, no softness or sinking, never has, grabs in the right place
- the clutch is supposed to be new, it still grabs great and I can do burnouts if I want

Possible problems:
- throw out bearing, I've had these go before and they are noisy, I'm getting no noise (car is stock with OEM exhaust), correct me on this if you think I'm wrong about the noise
- clutch pressure plate
- clutch disc spring
- clutch shifter fork

I'm looking for any insight as to what the problem could be, I don't have time right now to pull the tranny but if that is what it is going to take... I just wanted a second opinion before I do so.

Thanks.

TheRealTegger

You're saying it was fine at first but all of a sudden became difficult?

thadon805

iTrader: (3)

if it's "supposed to be new" ,

then you aren't totally sure.

and if it is indeed the original factory clutch from when it was brand new - there's a technical service bulletin for it from Acura:

http://www.acuraworld.com/tsb/1996/b96-046.pdf

fcm

As has been mentioned, the problem is most likely the clutch itself, [not disengaging completely].

Symptom is easy/proper shifting when engine not running and hard/grinding shifting when engine running. 94

95gsr@530

slave cylinders are dirt cheap, and if doesn't fix your problem you can always just take it back to O'rielly's, or Autozone, or where ever. Also, bleeding the system wouldn't be a bad idea