accordturb96

and no worries man. Just getting your brain thinking and gears turning!

19Accord97

Dammit, I am on on my phone and forgot to resize the pictures. Sorry

I only had one nut for the spacer which was far too short bc the only other nuts I had at the time were far too big. Tonight I took it apart and added a nut to make the spacer a total length of 5/8" like yours. I then had to adjust the rod so it would actually reach the pedal and I took a picture of how far it came out. Should I let it out more the so the pedal is even with the others?

Yes, the clutch master cylinder is new.

I started the car up and it still acted like it has before. However, when it was running it was showing a speed of like 8MPH.

Clutch pedal up


Clutch pedal pushed down


You can see that the clutch pedal is closer to the firewall than the others


How the rod is adjusted


I think this is where the manul cable bracket is bolted? I am not using that as I cant get the bracket to wedge in there, nor can i easily push the cables over


While under the car I noticed this thing that sits behind the VSS. Not surewhat its for but i dont think anything is hooked up to it. figured I would note that.

19Accord97

Here is a video of shifting while looking at the the shifter forks on the transmission.

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Still not sure what the deal is our the next step. ...

accordturb96

alright so let me ask, where did you get the tranny? Is it high mileage? Does it have the proper fluid in it? When you try to drive it what does it do? IT may be something you're overthinking or an issue in the tranny itself if it isnt going into gear properly

19Accord97

I got it from a salvage yard with only 96k miles on it.

It has OEM Honda MTF fluid in it.

I have yet to try to drive with it since I can't get the halfshaft to go into the intermediate shaft. Im thinking the transmission may be bad....

accordturb96

is the C clip getting stuck? get some lube on it, yes its possible its bad but why assume until you have solid evidence after a trying to drive it

19Accord97

Which c clip?

accordturb96

there is a "C" clip on the end of the driveshaft that needs to line up when it goes into the transmission and the intermediate shaft

19Accord97

Ah, gotcha. Yeah the C clip is pretty large on it and I don't think I can get it in without hitting it with a sledgehammer or something. I have tried putting multi-purpose grease on the clip but it still won't go in.

Im going to get the automatic axle, take off the c clip, and see if it slides in - just to make sure it is correct.

19Accord97

I just got the correct axle to go into the intermediate shaft finally!

So, I started the car and noticed that now, both shaft are spinning at a low speed. They stop when I push the clutch all the way in. I tried shifting into first and there wasn't any difference. However, when I tried shift into 5th there was some clunking but no vibration or any other issues.

Any ideas?

accordturb96

get it together and drive it

19Accord97

Decided to take your advice and just go for it.

Got it all together and drove it around for a bit tonight! Seemed to do okay! *knock on wood*

Thanks guys!!!!

accordturb96

haha just save yourself sometime down the road and listen a bit! Nice work man, you're one of very few to experience the conversion. The power is much nicer in the manual

19Accord97

Yeah it was definitely something i don't really want to do again but I'm glad i did it! I just need to get better at taking off in first gear but I'm getting there!

I just need to see what the CEL is about and adjust the clutch pedal slightly to get rid of the small free play.

It Def makes the car feel different!

NerfGunner420

use the handbrake method to learn first gear

19Accord97

Yeah I am working on it!

I did notice today that I can feel a click in the clutch pedal and I can hear it too. It sounds like its coming from the transmission fork. Any ideas by chance?

Nevermind - I just lubed the clutch pedal springs and the fork where the slave cylinder meets it. Its quiet and smooth now!