im not sure if its the shift linkage or not but when i shift its retarded. all the gears are so far apart. 5th gear is like helllla to the far right. like the image

and whenever its in gear , i can move it left to right like its in neutral

still in 5th gear

**** is starting to rip my shift boot : (


anyone knows wats wrong

this crx had other motors in it. and it has done the same.

 

Damn!

What motor is in it right now????

 

wow thats so messed up. first thing i would do i remove the console around the shifter and see that its mounted correctly, second look under the car and check the **** linkage, theres gotta something noticably wrong..

 

It's most likely a torn/worn shifter "bushing." lightningmotorsports.com sells them for a good price and free shipping for HT members. Either prothane or energy suspension are the two brands to look for.

Just get under the center of the car and check where the linkage/shifter mount to the both through the bushing. I bet that's it!!!

Vince

 

alright ill check that out

 

we recently put a stock si in it. the crx we got it off from was shifting fine. but after we put it in the car now, that **** happens

 

What motor is in your car?, if its a b series motor then you'll have to cut and shorten the shift linkage and reweld it.

 

d16

 

hey i got the exact same prob with mine. I havent figured it out yet. Its got brand new bushings. How much should you tighten them down?

 

its either the bushings (which are probably original and super soft) or the joint on the gear selector shaft (not the stabilizer shaft) is shot. u may have to cut to pin out and put a bolt and nut in there.
-spenc

 

Check the end of the linkage where it attaches to the tranny (selector). Look for play in that. You may have to replace the bitch pin. I removed my linkage and put a small crimp on it with a vice (small crimp) so that it would fit on the selector tightly. That eliminated all of the slop.


(Dont crimp it unless you know what you are doing or are prepared to spend $150 on a new linkage)

 

Is that a stock shifter, cause that thing looks huge. As far as the boot I'd say junkyard or dealership.

 

its stock. looks big cause my shift ****

 

wow thats so weird... what shift linkage is that? is it what came with the car?

 

its a stock crx si motor, shift linkage as well.

 

If you grab the **** and try to twist it left and right does the shaft rotate if it does, it's the one bushing at the bottom of the shifter rod (not the stabilzer bushings).

Or the linkage that leads to the selector shaft either the pin is fucked or the hole in the linkage is messed up.

But I'm betting thats the bottom bushing in the shifter

 

thanks for the infos.

 

ok well im having the SAME exact problem in my crx with a sohc zc, i need to replace one of the bolts with a bitch pin and clip, then after your gonna have to replace your linkage ... its the only fix for it... let me know i have linkage for your for cheap

 

did you make sure your shifter is on right and not backwards?

 

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im not even sure. cause when we put the sohc in, my other friend tried to put a short shifter from a b series linkage into the stock si linkage. but it was scrapping against the exaust so we took it out and he wasnt sure if the way he put the crx linkage back was right. ill take pictures of it later on today.

 

is that right?


Modified by jdm_916 at 1:15 AM 8/31/2005

 

Im not sure how you could put a linkage on backwards.... the shifter itself might go on backwards but not the whole linkage.

Everything looks ok in your pics.

 

Def loose the bolt man...i bet there is some slop there. The spring pins ("bitch pins") will always hold pressure, keeping a solid connection between the linkage/tranny.

Vince

 

Its the joint in the shift rod