oneeezy

So here's the story...

I just spent $990 in the shop to get my car put back together, transmission replaced, and new clutch installed in my Honda CRX 89' model. I get it out of the shop yesterday and to my dismay it is already giving me problems. It was working fine at first and then slowly went down hill

The first problem I noticed was when it became fairly hard to shift through the gears.. Especially getting it in 1st gear. I pulled up to a friends and chilled there for a bit..then later on I began driving again.. still very hard to shift and I noticed it was so hard to put in first gear I could not do it. Right after that as i pull up to an intersection i put it in neutral to coast to the stop sign. Tried to put in gear and the car died. Pushed it to a nearby store, jumped the battery, got the car running and attempted to put it in gear again, and it died again.

So what do you guys think the problem could be?

I reallly reallllly hope its not another bad transmission problem... sigh. . .

journeyquest

Make sure the clutch is adjusted properly. Is it cable or hydralic?

zeusdavis

This happen to me to after i got my car back from transmission shop, Turns our my clutch wasnt ajusted and the cables were tighted to much. Is it bogging out any when you hit the gas?

hatchet_honda

hows the pedal feel? loose? stiff to press down?

oneeezy

@journeyquest:
I believe its cable based.., not exactly positive on that thought but given the fact its pretty old school i'd imagine it is, will find out 2moro when the guy takes a look at it.

@zeusdavis:
EXACTLY..the car begins to bog down and putts out when i attempted* 2put it in gear and give it gas. . .

@hatchet_honda:
The pedal is fine i think*, its not hard to push down at all it seems pretty normal.
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@ everyone:
Sounds like you guys think it's a problem with the clutch not being adjusted right? That's such a relief b'cuz I had bought the transmission from a friend of a friend , wasn't sure if it was a good one just going by there words.. So I'd be completely bummed if I found out the tranny shop charged $1G just to put in a crapped out transmission!

I hoping it is a clutch issue and the guy that put it together will realize his mistake and fix.

hatchet_honda

WONDER IF THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AFTER THE INSTALL

TJChad

It definately sounds like your cable isnt adjusted, just call the shop and explain your problem. Don't call yelling and blaming them, that'll get you no where. You just spent a good bit of money there and if you took it to a reputable shop then they should be more than willing to help you out.

honda_sanchez21

did u check the fork

oneeezy

I think they did.., when i got it back it seemed completely fine. It was only until about an hour into driving it I noticed a problem and then when after that hour was up the major problem started to occur.

@TJChad:
Dude.., i hope so.. thats definitely what the majority of you guys think so things are looking up. I sure did spend a bit of money w/ them... ahh... don't even get me started on that price.. , I setup a meeting with him in the morning at where my rides at , I will definitely give all of your guys input to him.

@honda_sanchez21:
you hav to forgive me..but whats a fork?

oneeezy

it was a combination of the cable not being adjusted and dieing battery

~sp33~

Did you read the thread?

oneeezy

i said i didn't kno what fork meant

~sp33~

I was talking to the person that i quoted, not you.

oneeezy

oh ha'.. my bad... what is the fork, you talkin about the connection?

TJChad

So you got it figured out and fixed? Good stuff, also i'm not 100% why he mentioned it but they're talking about the clutch fork. Its the peice the cable pulls on to move the release bearing into the spring fingers on your pressure plate.