step one - climb under car to remove 'bitch pin'.

step two - find bitch pin.. think for a couple minutes.

step three - come inside, search H-T for 'bitch pin'.

step four - try a few suggestions, with no luck.

step five - turn off garage lights, wash up, and make a note to buy the proper punch tomorrow..

heh.. it's beer time.

 

you could search. there are a couple of ways to get it out. what i do is to get an old drill bit that will fit in the hole and with a 6 lb. sledge hit it into the pin while holding the bit with a pair of vise grips. there was a thread with a pic of a guy replacing it with a nut and bolt but i can't find it.

 

bitch pin?
something to do with the axles coming out right?

 

the bitch pin holds the shift linkage to where it mounts to the tranny.

 

i hate that pin...its such a...

well good luck with the rest of the swap...

 

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Is this the thread you were thinking of?
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=881099

 

yes. gotta love teamwork.

 

i'm gonna stop by sears and get the right tool for the job, then hopefully make short work of it this evening.. it's the only thing keeping me from pulling the D15.. heh

 

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You just need a proper sized punch, don't get one of those that gradually get bigger, get the punch that is same diameter all the way down the shaft. I had problems with the ones that gradually get wider, while the same-diameter ones pop bitch pins out like magic.

 

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ok.. no luck at sears, napa, or the local hardware stores..

second best alternative ?

(i've been looking for an 8mm punch with the **** on the end that goes inside the hollow part of the bitch pin)

easier to go from the top or from the bottom..

i've been pounding away from underneath..

 

just jack the car up a bit more and pull the motor with the linkage still attached, thats what I did with my d16..

i just pulled the linkage off once it was out of the car.. wayyyy easier.

 

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second best alternative ?
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Try a 4mm socket (like the one pictured) fitted onto a 1/4in extension (3inch). Hammer from the bottom up. Worked for me...

 

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You just need a proper sized punch, don't get one of those that gradually get bigger, get the punch that is same diameter all the way down the shaft. I had problems with the ones that gradually get wider, while the same-diameter ones pop bitch pins out like magic.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yes do that, even my mechanic friend didn't have the proper bi*** pin removal punch

 

Remove the shift rods from the shifter instead, just leave them attached to the trans.


definately works out well... i've done this 2x

 

a long 10mm bolt works good....just like the one holding in the stabalizer bar to the transmission

 

I use a 1/4 inch extension... works everytime. Of course it takes a bit of pounding but I have never put my project away because of a linkage pin... just hit hit hit hit hit... at first it will not move... but once you get it moving it seems to come out pretty good

 

Damn air hammer, i love air!

 

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yeah i tried to get it out with a hammer at first then after a few hits i noticed i was wasting my time. So i pulled out the air hammer and 5 seconds later the linkage was off. Air is the greatest

 

i use a med size philips screwdriver... sit it on top of pin from the top.... use the pipe from my floorjack and place it on top of screwdriver and wack it with a hammer..... takes 3 seconds to do

 

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with the engine inside the bay still???

 

got it...

i used the screwdriver/jack handle method..

a quick how-to... heh

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=890127

 

Great Neck tools(autozone) has the proper size punch, you need to buy the set sadly, but hell it gets it out real quick!

 

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did that.. bought the set.. had to end up coming from above with a screwdriver/jack handle..

 

I just use a fat phillips head that will still fit through the hole, duct taped to a long *** 1/2 extension. Throw it in 4th and attack it from the top. Works like a charm.
Only takes a minute for a bitch pin that can take hours.