Ok so I have a 1997 acura integra LS and I just put in the swap and when the car is off all the gears go in smooth but when I turn on the car is wont go into gears. I have already switched out the Master cylinder,Slave cylinder ,Clutch and flywheel all to new and before i put in the transmission i tested in on my buddies car so i know there is nothing wrong with the tranny! So any help would be helpful cuz this is driving me nuts!!!!

 

Sounds like it could be a failing clutch/disc pressure plate. Are you sure the clutch fluid is topped off and the system is bled good?

 

system was bled right and how can it fail though?? like in its no good ? i bought in from a former HT member called BlueR

 

Does it make any kind of noise when not in gear? Does it make noise when going into gear? Does it make this same noise going into reverse? Is the noise a grinding typing noise? By the noise i mean is it what you would expect if the cluthc wasn't fully engaged and you tried to slip it into gear for example "grinding gears" Or is it a different type of noise that you are unfamiliar with?

 

there is absolutely no noise when trying to force it into gears but when i try to force it in sounds like it wants to die, and when i put it in gear and then turn it on it doesnt make any noise either but when i try to go to second after that it wont go back into any gear, but as far a grinding there is none

 

sounds like you didnt bolt down the Pressue plate all the way down that will cause that issue

 

ok ill take off the tranny and see if its that which i hope it is

 

Sounds like a problem I had in my GSR. It was a spring on the disc that was defective.

 

This is what i wanted to say as well. The same thing happened to me on my GSR hatch except the spring BROKE and made a ton of noise. That's why i didn't say anything since there was no noise.

 

Mine was in 2 pieces, as well. Exact same symptoms. But I heard no noise.

 

if this is my problem would it be cuz it was installed it wrong or because it was just defective??

 

this happenend to me 2 mos. ago. a piece of the clutch disk broke off and would occasionaly wedge itself against the flywheel. would go into gear with the engine off. but with the engine on no gears!

 

Yup, my spring was damaged, it was cracked and almost popped out of the disc. It would go into all gears when the car was off, but wouldn't go into 1st or reverse once the car was running. So in order to get home, I had to leave the car off, go into reverse, turn the car on, back up out of the parking lot stall. Turn off the car, go into 1st gear, turn the car on and drive straight home. Once the car was running in 1st, it went through 1st-5th no problem.

 

Yup, my spring was damaged, it was cracked and almost popped out of the disc. It would go into all gears when the car was off, but wouldn't go into 1st or reverse once the car was running. So in order to get home, I had to leave the car off, go into reverse, turn the car on, back up out of the parking lot stall. Turn off the car, go into 1st gear, turn the car on and drive straight home. Once the car was running in 1st, it went through 1st-5th no problem. I didnt' hear any noise either, but the spring was definately broken.

 

Did you properly align the clutch when you installed it?

 

i found out what it was guys the pressure plate wasnt bolted down lol thanks for your guys help greatly appreciated

 

glad i could help out


did that to a customers ls1 pissed me the **** off.

 

glad you where right cuz i was beginning to think that the clutch was ruined!! thanks again