mitchel

I have a 2002 honda civic si coupe. It has a manual transmission and currentley will not shift into reverse. It is very stiff when moving the shifter from side to side. I have removed the shifter linkage from the transmission and tried to put the transmission into reverse manualy. It still will not go. Now I know the problem is in the tranny. I was wondering if any one could tell me what to look for. Also I was wondering if I can remove the shifter mechanism of the tranny with no big problems occuring????

Deemeetree

Is your clutch engaging? Is the fork engaging? I don't know much about the 2001+ transmissions, but maybe you can pull the rubber boot from the slave cylinder and check if it's engaging. How's your transmission fluid level? When's the last time it was changed?

mitchel

tranny fluids good
hasnt been changed
tranny works in all gears except reverse and 5th
tranny is stiff shifting side to side