I just bought my 96 civic ex coupe 5 speed about a month ago and when i go about 60 mph it shimmies and when im driving at whatever speed and in all gears my shifter seems like it is moving too much do i have a broken motor mount?

 

sounds like a rear mount also check the shift linkage bolts and bushings as well

 

could be a broken or worn mount. check all of them including the lower torque mounts.

 

thanks guys this is my first time owning a honda ive always owned domestics before this so any help would be great so thanks for any info

 

anytime good luck

 

does anything else shake at those speeds? cause if it was a broken mount you would notice that at all speeds. not just 60

 

yeah my shifter moves fore and aft depending on how much throttle i give it in any gear which worries me a little i dont think fwd shifters are supposed to move that much thanks.

 

haha my friends irocz camaro had a loose tranny and when i would put it in third and give it gas the shifter seemed to go into an upper 3rd mode lol the movement was like 3 inches haha it was ridiculous

 

I don't know. My camaro had fine tranny mounts, but when you gave it gas, the shifter moved (in neutral). to 8.3L.

The speed you mention is ironic. You sure it's not just a wheel out of balance or something? I'd get the wheels aligned and balanced first. This way you'll know it's not a problem there. I've seen rotation and alignment problems make shifters move - though mmaybe it's not.

It's worth checking out, though.

 

well lemme rephrase " when i would shift into 3rd not from N to 3rd and go lol but yea it was the tranny or some part of it that was loose it kinda hung the mechanic said its long fixed this was like last summer haha muscle cars a beast but i eat his **** upp

 

no the shifter moves front to rear only when i give it gas or let off, and the car shimmy i think is bad tires or balance etc. but mainly i am wondering what the shifter movement is all about

 

i have a 97 dx coupe that does the exact same thing. and at 60 the wheel starts jerking side to side. i think its a faulty allignment. whit the shifter moving, ive put 30,000 miles on it with no problem. i dont know much about what that could be tho

 

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Two days from now there'll be a post by this guy "MY WHEEL FELL OFF!!!"

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if your shifter moves alot side to side when its in gear it the washers on the side of the shifter where the bolts goes through. l=l