precognition

My beloved 96 DX hatch has 144500 miles on the original engine and tranny.
I had hoped to do a full swap but it just really isn't in the budget right now.

Unfortunately the car seems to be on the verge of losing it's transmission.
It is noisy as hell. As best I can tell from my online research the input shaft bearing and or the clutch throwout bearing are bad. The car is noisy in every gear but quiet in neutral, it also gets quieter when the clutch is disengaged. Also 3rd-4th gear shifts have gotten rough.

So my ?s are these

How difficult is it to replace the tranny in a home garage? I have a floor jack and jackstands. I am a fairly skilled mechanic, I have done everything from suspension swaps on my civic to valve adjustments on my ducati...
Any special tools I would need? I have a good compressor but no pneumatic tools for this kind of work yet.

I found a 97 ex tranny on ebay for a good price. Will it bolt right up with no issues?

Thanks in advance. Really nice forum you got here.

boostedcivicsir

it is nice to have an impact gun for the spindle nuts, other than that it is straight forward and you should be able to handle it, dont forget the clutch alignment tool if you are replacing the clutch too. you will need a roll pin punch for the shift selector lever. it has a motherf===ER roll pin holding it to the trans. good luck.

precognition

Thanks that's good to know.
I will most likely be putting the new clutch on the new tranny while it is out of the car so hopefully that will simplify things...

Part of me is wondering if I am gonna be able to get the car up high enough to get the tranny out the bottom.

boostedcivicsir

that is a good question. i have done them on my back, will never again now that i have a lift, but dont forget MTF also. get 3 quarts from honda.

BauleyCivic

I fessed up and redid the ISB myself in my driveway...took like 6 or 7 hours in all

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=596873

precognition

Thanks for the great write up bauley...
Unfortunately somebody snagged the transmission I was gonna buy as I was heading home.
If anyone has a very low mileage 96-00 EX tranny they want to sell let me know.

Knowing what I know now I will probably replace those 2 bearings on whatever tranny I buy just as a precautionary measure.

I think I can definitely handle the install.

precognition

OK I want to buy a low mileage 96-98 EX transmission. IF it came with a clutch and axles that would be mint. For some reason I can't post in the classifieds but on the off chance that someone selling one sees this contact me at eglorrai@yahoo.com
thanks

boostedcivicsir

i posted it in the classifieds for you.

precognition

Could someone please reply to this post for me

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=793760

I am not allowed to yet and I would really like to get in touch with this guy about his tranny

Have him email me at eglorrai@yahoo.com
Thanks a million.

precognition

Bump...
please.
I have no way of getting in touch with him
The rules on this board suck.

Ronnie Curtis

i've seen a few ex trannys go for $150 ish ...i myself am looking for a ex tranny to replace the almost dead dx tranny....

precognition

You know at this point I'll take anything.
Mine sounds like its on deaths door and i need the car...
If someone could please reply in that other thread for me i'd really appreciate it...

precognition

I'm beginning to wonder if i should just pull it and replace the bearing.
Only thing is the mileage on mine is so high Im scared ill do that and then something else will go wrong 10,000 miles later....

precognition

Again

Could someone please reply to this post for me

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=793760

I am not allowed to yet and I would really like to get in touch with this guy about his tranny

Have djickabod email me at eglorrai@yahoo.com
Thanks a million.