I have a short shifter and I really hate how its hard to shift. Say Im shifting from 3rd to 4th, it like snaps to neutral and then goes into 4th, its not 1 smooth action. It sort of hits a bump b4 engaging the gear which I think is normal but every other car I've driven has a smooth shift but I have to use a little bit of force to get the gear in. Its really annoying though.

I have just changed this bushing and it didnt do anything, the shifter is lubed up and everything



The one inside that extension that the wrench is on.


What can I do to get a normal shift? Is it the shifter itself or the bushing or something else? I have no clue but its super annoying!

 

maybe its hitting your exhaust..short throw shifters have a longer piece below that pivot ball..and sometimes they hit the exhaust..check it out

 

Its not the xhaust, I just replaced the bushing yesterday, its not hard to shift as in its hitting something, its just not smooth.

 

change your tranny fluid

 

is the clutch working properly. engaging and disengaging properly?

check your clutch adjustment

courtesy of ronJ@HT

 

i also think you should try changing your tranny fluid

 

That bushing does nothing, its a waste of time.

Get rid of the short shifter, thatll fix your problems. My brother has a short shifter in his DC4 and it super hard to get into gear.

 

maybe you bent a shift fork trying to shift so fast... or could be a bent shift linkage and it rubs agianst itself. my friend has this problem when he shifts from 3/4 and while in neutral going side to side has a hard spot.

 

I'll do that!

I believe its working right. I'm pretty sure it is, thats something you could tell, the clutch works like it should so I'll rule this cause out.

Yup, I'll do that.
Yeah I think its the shifter itself, def going skunk2 if thats the case. Whats a shifter stabilizer and what is this purple piece here?



On neutral theres a hard spot on the left and on the right but its every gear that needs force to get into. Reverse can be a pain sometimes.

Thanks so far guys.

 

shirt shifter are made to make is smoth in hard driveing conditions there for when your raceing/smashing you dont take your time shifting you slam gears that why it feel so hard to dd.

 

bump cause im having this problem as well, to clear up some stuff. i put fresh honda MTF in when i put my tranny in (although i had the front jacked up and tranny was at an angle, so i may have been short a few-dozen mL)

 

wow people even posted up clutch pedal ****.

lol mountain out of mole-hill much?

either the bolt connecting the shifter to the engagement linkage are too tight, or op just isnt used to a short shifter.

 

I was just going to say that. loosen the bolt just a little from the shift fork to the short shifter

 

This one?

 

why change the fluid and adjust the clutch pedal..?? im pretty sure he wasnt having this problem when he had his stock shifter on there.. so that being said.. its the shifter itself.....

 

I bought the car with the short shifter so I have no clue what a stock feels like.

 

because those are valid reasons on why it could be shifting hard.

if your clutch pedal is adjusted too tight, it will slip the clutch.

if its too loose the clutch will not fully engage and make it hard to shift

 

maybe you guys should look at one of these things as a failure. speedfactory makes it.

here's the link.

http://www.hondamarketplace.com/show....php?t=2691742

 

only time you would notice this is sitting still putting it into first gear. if it is really bad it may grind quickly shifting gears at speed.


dude, is that a shameless advertising plug?

although.. it is possible lol. i've seen so many ricer-thrashed trannys nothing surprises me any more.

yes.

just make sure you have a locking nut.. otherwise it'll virbrate and fall off.

you sure its not just the feel of the short *******? most of them are grossly short and provide no leverage for smooth shifting.

 

it would be an advertising plug if i worked for them. or if i even had one :/ but so far my trans shift fine. i'm just giving the guy a possibility.

 

not only is it hard for me to shift in gear, but i have shifter play while my shifter is in gear, does that mean i need new bushings?

 

Have you figured the problem out yet?

 

Nop but I think it's the shifter itself. It has play when it's in gear so thats a bushing
problem. I have a circuit heroshifter extender and it's still hard but bot as much. I need a new shifter.

 

If you want to try an oem EH3 shifter, let me know.

I took it out when I did the B16 swap into my car, I currently have a Skunk2 short shifter for a B series and I hate it, it also binds and doesn't give me smooth shifts. I am going back to an oem b series shifter.

 

Oh awesome man. Is the Si shifter any different than the other trims? I would love to try it. How much? Im pretty broke but I should be able to get it hopefully haha. This economy+unemployment=