ok well last nite i was driving my ef civic hb, its a 91, k well i was a bit hard on it all nite, me bein an *** i guess lol, well i noticed i wasnt getting and traction from the clutch like it didnt wanna catch or w/e....so i said ok ill go home so on the way home it jus slip slip slip nothing really kinda coasted but there is a kinda long hill i have to go up b4 my house so i get a lil ways up and rite now i down shift but get nothing car wont move im in first gear and still nothing so i start rolling back down the hill backwards, i say ok ill pull it in to this junkyard and see wtf my problem could b, i tried puttin it in gear and letting of the clutch and i go nowhere, jus idles like its in nuetral......so i lev it for bout an hr see if the clutch is jus hot go back and try it still same thing, then i tried it today, did the exact same thing, now i asked a mechanic and he explained to me it mite b that the axel(s), which r brand new on the car, mite have slipped out and something bout a pin that if it breaks it wont stay in....i dunno, but all i no is my dad is out west(alberta) and he is coming home in under 2 weeks, he's like the best mechanic in my area, but i want t have it fixed b4 he comes hom bc i wanna drive my baby, so if ne body has ne opinions on what this mite b feel free to help me out and if u no what is wrong exactly a lil help on doing it will b appreciated.............thx brandon.

 

you need a new clutch

 

check to see if you have any tranny fluid..

 

tranny fluid? its 5spd and its cable clutch dude? if u r rite im lost on that one

*bump* for a lil more imput, i need help....

 

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lol you still have tranny fuild.

inspect it.

 

k i'll check that out, is there ne thing else it could really b?

 

ok i went to see where my tranny fluid is but no luck on that if ne body noes speak up now plz....the shifter also feels loose, like the linkage too feels like its moving round too freely...

 

Do you even know where to check for tranny fluid?

 

dude, y do u think i asked man, wake up and if u no y not jus tell me.....

 

Your clutch is dead man! Clutches die! The reason your shifter feels loose is cause it is. The bushings that hold it tight get worn out after years of people beating the crap out of them.

How can your dad be one of the best mechanics around and you never pick up on anything? I've known what a dead clutch feels/acts/looks like since my brothers clutch died when I was 14, and we put a new one in.

 

Lol, sorry about that, couldn't decipher that it said you couldn't find the holes in the tranny. Let em find you the thread on checking your tranny fluid.



Take the fill plug out and stick your finger in the hole and feel right below the hole. If you feel fluid, then you should be good. Also use a 6point socket to get the plug out or you will strip it.


Modified by pinecone at 4:16 PM 7/12/2006

 

its all good man, thx for the help, and i never really bothered goin out in the garage and helpin my dad and this is my first std and honda so i wouldnt no wtf a dead clutch feels like ne ways, and thats very good for u to know that when u were 14, props,

 

You check the fluid by removing the fill plug on the transmission and poking your finger in. The car should be level when you do this. (Trust me and my bad input shaft bearing on that!) The fluid should be even with the bottom of the fill hole.

A transmission low on fluid won't cause this. Most likely, the problem is the clutch. It could be something with the driveshafts, but I doubt it.

You can check those by jacking both front wheels up into the air, putting the transmission in gear, and trying to turn one wheel. If the other wheel turns backwards, the drive shafts are probably OK. If everything were cool, you wouldn't be able to turn one wheel while the other one was held still (e.g., if it's still on the ground). If the clutch is mostly dead, you will probably be able to turn the one wheel with a bit of effort when the other wheel is blocked or on the ground. (Note that a limited-slip differential will change this behavior!)

If there was a while where the engine revs would climb too much, but you were still accelerating (but less than you normally would), chances are that it's the clutch. Most other parts in the drive train will either be connected, or not connected. The clutch is the only one that I can think of that can become "halfway connected".

--DD