ballisticej1

Okay, more problems. 94 civic coupe b16a with LS trans.

Was at a stop light, went to put it in first, car wouldnt move, just revs.

I can move the shifter around through where the gears would be but there is very little resistance if any, and there are no gears there, the shifter just flops back to where neutral would be.

Shift linkages are present and connected, i can hear the linkage moving the pin for the trans I believe.

Clutch and flywheel are new ~1500 miles ago

Axles are in, dont appear broken or anything, but i can spin one wheel and the other wheel will barely turn the other direction, very very slowly.


Prease help

CivicxTree754

slave cylinder.
( i believe thats the name of the part) Sits on the belhousing of the tranny. Plunger looking part that moves the throwout bearing.

grumblemarc

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Broken fork?

Crashtestdummy

I had that happen in downtown atlanta during rush hour.. it was a perfect end to a already crap day. Slave cylinder stopped working and the fork wouldn't move. Do you have any idea how long it takes a tow truck to get you off the interstate during rush hour..

ballisticej1

If it is the slave cylinder, will there be fluid leaking? or any other signs?

ballisticej1

Okay, Had a friend push the clutch while I watched the fork/cylinder and it does move/function correctly.

Any other ideas?

NySeNyC

That sux, I was going to say to check your clutch. Had something similar happen.

Crashtestdummy

did you pull back the boot and see if it was moving the fork? the little ball on the end of the rod could have slipped out of the fork's notch, or the fork is broken. Mine didn't have any fluid leaking when it happened.

ballisticej1

Yes, I took the boot off, the fork moves as it should, no fluid leaking etc, clutch still feels good etc..

Crashtestdummy

Could be a bad clutch tho i doubt it being so new. Did the kit come with a new bearing? Could be that, or even the pressure plate bolts maybe loose, did they get torque to the right specs? If the fork is working and the pushrod is set properly on it those are the only things i could think of that would cause you to not be able to select a gear. I'm still kinda leaning to grumblemarcs idea of a broken fork tho.

ballisticej1

Yes, clutch came with new bearings that were installed, pressure plate bolts all torqued, I can see that its still connected via that little dust shield that i removed down by the oilpan/trans case.

This broken fork? is this referring to inside the transmission itself?

Do you think it could be an internal problem?

flush_EJ1

Sounds internal. If the linkage is good, the clutch is new, the slave cylinder is working, it has to be internal. Possibly a broken shifter fork. The fact that the shifter just flops back to neutral, that wouldn't really happen if the clutch wasn't releasing. The more I think about it the more I think its the shifter fork.

Crashtestdummy

Yes if it is a fork it would be an internal issue. You can pull the boot back and kinda see the fork a little bit but it is inside the housing.

ballisticej1

Here is a video of the shifter movement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8NBAj2ADCY


If this help any?

BryanM.

iTrader: (1)

I don't think this has anything to do with the clutch release fork, It could be broken shift fork(s). I am no expert though.

First diagram: Clutch release fork

Second diagram: Shift forks

ballisticej1

Yes, I was thinking it would be the shift fork(s) if anything, since I can see the clutch release fork moving in conjuction with the slave cylinder/clutch.

Well, looks like ill be looking for a new transmission..

BryanM.

iTrader: (1)

I would take a good look at the linkage and be sure it's no the problem.

Did you use a spring pin to connect the linkage to the shift rod?


If it is the tranny, this will give you a chance to get a better one. A B18B tranny on a B16A isn't ideal.

ballisticej1

Im certain the linkages are correct, ive swapped a few motors myself and never been beaten by a linkage, and yes bitch pin was used..

I have an LS trans because the car will be boosted as soon as this is all sorted, and I enjoy the longer gears.