lately i've been having to force the car to get into 1st. the other gears are a little rough too. all fluids are good, its not cold and there's no leaks. i'm guessing its the clutch because my wife grinded 1st pretty hard a few days back . motor is jdm gsr w/ 60K.

clutch? clutch spring? throwout bearing? what other possibilities could it be?

if it's the clutch, how long i can go with this problem or do i need to fix it asap?

 

your clutch shouldnt go from grinding one gear...are you sure its stiffer or are you just thinking it? you wwould kow if your clutch was going you.. you wouldnt be able to drive it

 

well getting into 1st takes more muscle than normal...

anyone know whats going on when getting into gear takes more effort than normal?

 

i was having the same problem with my car because the my friend adjusted a nut were the clutch pedal is. Don't know if its same prob ur having.

 

maybe the bushing?

 

I think its honda....

I think they make it harder to put into first gear to prevent you from doing it while going speeds higher than 10 mph...

Slow down to a complete stop and try putting it in, if its the same resistance, then its somthing else..

But if it goes in smoothly, its honda...my 95 civic ex is like that too

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kaspk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Slow down to a complete stop and try putting it in, if its the same resistance, then its somthing else..</TD></TR></TABLE>

what? i am at a complete stop. i have to shove the ****** to get it into 1st.

 

same problem with my car.. its ONLY with 1st gear.. sometimes itll be really smooth to get in then other times i think im gona break my shifter trying to get it into 1st

 

Check to see if your shift linkage is binding up.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kaspk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think its honda....

I think they make it harder to put into first gear to prevent you from doing it while going speeds higher than 10 mph...

Slow down to a complete stop and try putting it in, if its the same resistance, then its somthing else..

But if it goes in smoothly, its honda...my 95 civic ex is like that too</TD></TR></TABLE>

No, most cars are like that, and most cars = not hondas.

A general rule of thumb on any manual car when you realize that getting it into 1st is a bit difficult while moving is "Don't put it into 1st unless you're completely stopped" - obviously as you get better you can ignore that but MOST 4 cylinder cars have that issue. Some are different, my friend's Maxima slides into 1st as easily as it slides into 3rd or 4th....while moving... I don't know what the deal is w/ that though . You can be cookin out at 60 just cruising and slip it right into 1st....too bad he totaled it b4 I could pop the clutch in 1st doin 80 (hehe). Nice accident too, he bent the license plate in a perfect arc around the tree he planted it in - hit me up for pix if u don't believe me, it's hilariously dead center .

@ OP:
Sorry about off topic. She probably bent the 1/2 fork, teardown time .

 

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Sorry about off topic. She probably bent the 1/2 fork, teardown time .</TD></TR></TABLE>

what's that? or what does honda/acura call it?

 

do you hear any noises when you try to put it in first?? like odd noises?

 

not really, just a pushing of metal to connect type of noise. its the clutch i believe cuz when the car is off, i can shift smoothly.

 

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what's that? or what does honda/acura call it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

A shift fork?

It's the fork that engages 1st and 2nd.

 

lol..dont bother with 1st gear
go straight to 2nd

 

might be that your flywheel bolts are gettin loose happen to me and when does ****** get loose you cant put into first or second or any with out extra muscle. try bleeding the clutch and if it doesnt go alway then keep on driving it till it snaps on you... but it could be your flywheel bolts...

 

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i suspected it was that. happen to know the part number is? anyways this clutch isnt gonna be fixed for a while so i'm just easy'n this daily driver and hoping nothing goes wrong for about another month or so until i can get enough funds to swap the clutch and all that.