88 4WS Si, 5 spd manual

This noise started in 2005 and both axles were replaced, including bearings and ball joints. The noise is still there and hasn't gone away. The car is in getting painted and when I get it back this week I'll do some more testing.

When turn to the right in 2nd gear there is a clicking sound, but it isn't like a bad CV joint. CV joints click differently when bad and almost clack. This sounds like the wheel of fortune going around. I only happens in 2nd and no other gear when turning right. The tighter the turn the louder it is and when driving straight it is there but not as audible.

Some have said the reverse fork has a spring that weakens that could be hitting the 2nd gear. In 2nd gear with the clutch engaged the rattle is still there.

The only other thing I can look at is the intermediate shaft, but I can't see it being that. I was able to duplicate the problem with the front end on jack stands and it appears to be the transaxle.

I'm stumped!

 

Might be your gears inside the transmission.

Have you considered picking up a junkyard tranny and swapping?

 

Well the odd thing is it only happens in a right turn in second gear. Something is shifting and causing the clicking.

 

the guy i bought my lude from came to me for that same problem and it ended up being a bad tranny....

 

Well it's not the axles. The noise cannot be duplicated in any other gear at the same speed other than 2nd gear.

When in second gear and going about 5mph if you take the steering wheel and steer from center to the right the noise gets loud. Driving straight the noise is very quiet.

 

Update! Something a lot of people don't do when they ask about issues with their car.

One person on a forum said "Its not the cv joints.. Ive done loads on gearbox mods.. In the gearbox there is the reverse gear selector arm. Inside the arm is a ball bearing and spring arm. what happens is the spring goes weak and the selector arm moves around, funnily enough it rattles on second gear."

According to the Honda Dealer he is correct. The sound was duplicated on the hoist and she's being repaired. The have to replace the shift fork, syncs and a few other parts.

Will update again when I have her back.

 

Congrats!!

 

So the issue was the reverse gear holder. A small piece of metal and the ball bearing broke off allowing the reverse gear to rub against the second gear in a turn. You cannot get the part anymore so I bought a used tranny and took the part out.

Cost me $2300.00!