I bought an 88 si tranny a while ago to put into my 90 civic hatch. I have yet to put the thing in because the input shaft will only move with a pair of pliers on it. I was under the impression that these should be fairly easy to move with your hand. So I guess my question is, is it normal for the input shaft to be hard to move, or should I start looking for a new tranny to put into my car?

 

anyone?

 

I've had about 4 or so (all good) out of the car, and they would spin by hand.....

I dunno though. Maybe it's OK unless it grinds....?

 

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I dunno though. Maybe it's OK unless it grinds....?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hmmm, yeah I would just put it in and find out if it were good but I need to buy a clutch and flywheel for an 88 before I can do anything.... damn

Anyone know for sure?

 

It's shot. It should turn freely by hand.

 

somethings wrong with it, that thing should be real easy to spin, not with pliers, maybe a broken bearing inside? or something wrong with the diff?

 

alright thanks guys. I guess I will try and take it apart and see if I can find the problem. Damn you eBay.. lol

 

Is it in gear? It will be tougher to turn if it is--you'll be turning the gearsets and the diff and so on. Should still turn by hand, I would think, though. In neutral, it should spin quite freely.

Does it make a clicking noise when you turn the shaft? If so, the input shaft bearing is hosed.

--DD

 

It should turn by hand if it is in gear. Just a little harder to turn. The trans needs work for sure.

You can take it apart with the large bearing splitter from Harbor Freight, on sale for $10 about a month ago. Their reg. price is $20. Plus you'll need a couple of long fine thread 5/8" bolts to screw into it for pullers. When the trans is this old a lot of the pressed on parts just slide off. You can use pipes and a hammer to press stuff back together.

If you do the trans yourself you will know it is good and you will know how to fix it in the future if something goes wrong. They are actually pretty easy to work on with all the info on the net.

http://www.autozone.com/servle...1-1-2

http://www.outlawatvclub.com/u....html

http://www.performanceforum.co....html

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=795700