i have a 97 civic HX with an LS motor with GS-r trans.. for some odd reason about two days after i started driving it 2nd gear went away..all it does is make a horrible grinding noise and every now and then i can get it into gear. but now i cant get it into first anymore! its doing the samething for first. the trans was purchased off of ebay with reciepts of a total rebuild. theres also alot of play in the shifter itself. Can someone help with this being its my daily!

 

Trans is toast?

 

im hoping not dragon!

 

If it's grinding only in those gears, it's the synchros. If it's a noise all the time in any gears, then I'd suspect the bearings.

 

i would also suspect synchros. change out your shifter bushings and the shifter itself shouldnt have anymore play in it

 

thankx guys.... yea one night i was riding and everything but 2nd was fine and i parked my car woke up the next morning and 1st didnt work...i also had this problem with a d series trans in an EJ....is there a little troll haunting me stealing my gears?!

 

wut im saying is the trans was good then all of a sudden overnite it just broke.... is there anything else that it could be.... i changed all the bushings last night and theres no more play in the shifter but i still cant get a gear

 

Trans needs to come apart, if it's just first and second it wont go into i'd say you've got a bent/broken 1st/2nd shift fork, broken synchro spring or bad sleeve/hub/gear.

 

Did you let anyone else drive the car without you in it? Off the top of my head, I'd say it was a bad re-build and you should hit up Ebay about a refund/exchange.

 

thankx guys. im guessing my daily is going to down for awhile...anyone know where to get a gs-r trans lol...damn i hate driving the ole ladys escort!!!!!

 

I'll sell you a great condition LS tranny. Hit me up.

 

dam that sucks, good luck with it

 

Sounds like synchros but as far as shifter play goes check the bitch pin. Make sure its good.

 

ok guys something new is going on......i finally got my car on level ground and i clutched in and put it in reverse and while i was still clutched in my car started to move in reverse by itself!!! i hit the brakes to stop it and i let off the brakes and it started moving slowly backwards...WUT THE HELL IS GOING ON!?

 

is it possible that the guy i bought it from didnt tourqe the pressure plate down rite and its not engaging/disengaging?

 

That last post you mentioned indicates a clutch issue.

 

thankx bro i guess im off to the shop late to fix it by the morning lol

 

any specs on torque for the clutch and pressure plate? its a F1 lightweight flywheel and an exedy stage 1 clutch