ThatOneOG

okay now guys, ive been driving for the past week now and i noticed something funky really bad, it doesnt feel too good, well everytime im coming to stop light to stop and all, and im throwing it back to neutral and then back to first, but it doesnt go to first unless i release the clutch pedal and put it back in, BUT! the first gear is horrible hard to throw in? WTF is going on? could it be my transmission going out? pressure plate aint grabbin? no clutch? what is it guys help me out

boostedhks

Clutch might be bent, or First gear could also be getting ready to go... take ur tranny apart if ur able to and check on the clutch, if the clutch looks as it is supposed to look ( no bents, no missing parts, all springs look good with no deffects ) then you might need a new tranny unless u rebuild trannys then u only need a first gear.

SOHCammed

The NHTSA has a service bulletin for 98 civics concerning first gear shifts: NHTSA number 10005021, "Hard to engage 1st gear, grinds into reverse." If that seems accurate call your dealer. They may be required to do it for free.

In fact, go to www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov to find your car and see if there are any TSB's on your ride.

IB4TL FTW

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SOHCammed &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The NHTSA has a service bulletin for 98 civics concerning first gear shifts: NHTSA number 10005021, "Hard to engage 1st gear, grinds into reverse." If that seems accurate call your dealer. They may be required to do it for free.

In fact, go to www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov to find your car and see if there are any TSB's on your ride. </TD></TR></TABLE>

WOW good info, my friend had a similair prob with his 99 then his clutch pedal kept sticking to the floor and he couldnt engage any gear unless the clutch was released and the car was off...slave cyl and mast cyl

ThatOneOG

okay like, when i put it in first gear, it feels like it trying to move itself, like the car shakes , feeling like its going to stall, and reverse is the same way

ThatOneOG

and what if my cars not a 99? i drive a 93 eg hatch with a bseries swap, has a 95 gsr tranny in it

instructor74

What shakes? The sifter, does the whole car shake? You could have a few problems not even relate to the cluch/trans. like a bad motor mount/ tans mount causing to much play and making sifting hard or even a ms/sc problem

SOHCammed

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Look, I'm new to the Honda thing...maybe the same problem that plagues the 98 transmission haunts whatever you've got in your car.

Seriously, just check out the website I gave you with the info that you have and see if anything comes up. If you need to check for transmission problems, then do a search under a 95 acura integra with a gsr trim. Then you can do the same for whatever model year car your engine came from, and so on and so forth. Good Luck!

ThatOneOG

the whole car moves, and then sometime it also is hard to pull it out of gear