heres my tiny contribution to the holy bible of honda-tech i look to constantly for advise. now results may vary depending on the construction of the linkage and whether or not Avid changed there design. please look a the next post being as i could not copy and paste on the original. P.S. if anybody can verify whether or not this will work on any other linkage such as hasport, pleast post it here.

 

ok well i was contacted by an avid member via IM and they stated there shift linkages were also under warenty but i had to send it to them in order to ge it fixed....this is my daily driver so that was out of the question. buuuut heres my solution. i went to lowes searching for about an hour and i finally found the perfect replacement. now those who apose or have any negative comments about my method can kiss my ***, i only spent 7 bucks total and it worked like a charm. absolutley no sloppy play whatsoever. so heres what i bought: exuse my crappy pics
first you want to get what lowes calls "Well Nuts" the dimesnions you want to get are 5/16, 18


next you want to buy some 5/16/18, 2 1/2" bolts, any longer will not work.


Next you want some 5/16/18 nylon lock nuts


now after removing your old linkage you want to modify (trim with some scissors)the old busings like the one in the next pic on the right.


you want to put everything back just like you took it off, which by the way was easy as pie, although avid welds the end of each nut and bolt, it was a breeze to screw off. you want to put one of the old trimmed bushings in between the 2 well nuts. not only will this stiffen the bitch up but you wont have to worry about anything comming loose do to both the lock nut annd the threading in the well nuts. remember to put the plastic washers back on each side so there is no binding, it wouldnt heart to add some extra lube on them also.




Modified by I CRX I at 8:31 PM 1/11/2008

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by I CRX I &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">first you want to get what lowes calls "Well Nuts" the dimesnions you want to get are 5/14, 18
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I'm pretty sure you mean 5/16 x18 not 5/14, 18

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Crx Jimmy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I'm pretty sure you mean 5/16 x18 not 5/14, 18</TD></TR></TABLE>not sure how you can tell that from those shitty as pics i took but you are correct FIXED^

 

i wonder if this trick works for the hasports too. i have that problem as well.

nice write up!

 

I'm definitely not following this at all, can you get some good shots of it assembled?

My HASport is sloppy as crap. I'm gonna get new bushings, but I think it's more than that. I drove a stock Integra, and it feels awesome, so it isn't just the tranny

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GI8U2racing &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm definitely not following this at all, can you get some good shots of it assembled?

My HASport is sloppy as crap. I'm gonna get new bushings, but I think it's more than that. I drove a stock Integra, and it feels awesome, so it isn't just the tranny</TD></TR></TABLE>its really simple, if you look at the last pick i posted, the bushing on the left is the original sloppy avid bushing that i removed which the bolt goes thru, if you look at the first pick i posted, those are what your replacing the originals with, one on the left side of the linkage and one on the right side. now by trimming one of the original busgings, you can place it in the middle of the 2 therefore making 3 points of contact on the joints cylinder, cushioning the linkage even more. i cant really take a pick of it installed being as the bushings arent visible but its really simple and should only take 15-30 mins tops to do.

heres a simple diagram i drew for refference


the green is where the well nuts go and the blue is where the trimmed old bushing goes, the red is where the plastic spacers go, then you bolt eveything up in that order.



Modified by I CRX I at 11:42 AM 1/12/2008

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GI8U2racing &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
My HASport is sloppy as crap. I'm gonna get new bushings, but I think it's more than that. I drove a stock Integra, and it feels awesome, so it isn't just the tranny</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hasport has a life time warranty, they will fix it or send you a kit to fix it

 

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Hasport has a life time warranty, they will fix it or send you a kit to fix it</TD></TR></TABLE>

who do you contact for that? mines on my dd so i cant let it go down without having a backup to put on

 

what do you mean by "sloppy"??

 

when my shift linkage was sloppy i called hasport up and they sent me a repair kit to fit it. it only took me 20 minutes to do
. but im still having a little problem with my linkage rite now.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vega_ROCKS &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what do you mean by "sloppy"??</TD></TR></TABLE>sloppy as in too much shifter free play when in gear.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by I CRX I &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sloppy as in too much shifter free play when in gear. </TD></TR></TABLE>


gotcha


having the same problem w/ mine
Was hoping I wasn't the only one

 

Hey, everyone. If you guys have a problem with the knuckle assembly having play. Please feel free to e-mail me at info@avidracing.com. We'll be glad to give you a free replacement knuckle. Or call our toll free 1-866-507-2843. As our products are backed with a limited lifetime warranty. Hope this helps

 

my shift linkage has a problem with "riveted pin" in the knuckle.

I have always wanted to just grind off the rivet and install a bolt and some bushings.

nice job!