When I throw it in first and accelerate slowly, sometimes it just pops back out really hard.......could it be a synchro or something else in the tranny?
Tia

 

Yep, bent shift fork. I had a Saab with a bent shift fork, and that sucker would pop out of gear at the most inopportune times, causing much overrevving and embarassment!

 

check motor mounts first.........

 

I'm having a similar problem in my car(99civic). Except mine pops out of 2nd. Is your shift lever moving around a lot (in gear, accellerating) ? Any noise from the tranny? The only thing they found wrong on the outside of mine was a worn out bushing on some sort of a stabilizer bar that connects the back of the tranny to the chassis http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...y5=SHIFT+LEVER. And that when this thing wasn't doing it's job the tranny was moving around (hence movement in the shift lever) it was getting forced out of gear thusly wearing out various items in the tranny.

Not sure if this is similar to your problem but it might be. Check it out though. That little $8 costed a lot when I ignored it.

 

this just happens to my friends delsol.

 

also check the little boot thingy on the shifter, if its not on straight it will also cause it to not go into gear fully, then pop out at times.

 

Will resting my hand on the shifter really bend the fork?
I never heard of it before?

 

Won't bend it, but will wear it out about twice as fast. If you are not changing gears, keep you hand off your "stick!"

 

i had the same problem it was the upper trannny mount


[Modified by chirp3rd, 4:46 AM 8/5/2002]

 

This might sounds dumb, but how long does it takes the fork to wear out to a point that we need to replace?

 

Yea i would check the motor mounts first.... It takes about 7 degrees of motor rock to pull the car out of gear but that's mainly for gears 1,3, and 5. If not that then it's most likely the fork. Take off the tranny and replace. Have fun

 

well, The 88-95 SOHC trannys use alum, forks, everything else that I've seen use steel.

I wasted a brand new $50 1-2 shifter fork in 15 miles. Bearing had backed out of the case, something even Honda mechanics siad was impossible!

Lifetime of the parts depends on the driver. If I autox all year + 100-150 drag passes, I replace my 1-2 shifter fork yearly.

Part of race maintaince.

 

This might sound stupid cuz I don't know much about the tranny, but where is the shift fork actually located? Is it inside the tranny casing or external? And how do I check to see if it's messed up? Thanks.

 

internally.........

you drop tranny, spliy it wide open, remove the gear cluster, then check clearances listed in Helms.

 

I heard it's pretty complicated to replace synchros, etc. How difficult would this shift fork be.....I can swap trannies, but never opened one up and messed with it internally. I know I'm gonna need a 3rd gear synchro + maybe that 1-2 shift fork: how much usually and how difficult?
Tia

 

just as hard as synchros.

It easy, if you pay attention to detail.

 

Any special tools (for measuring or installing) the synchros and shift fork??
I'm gonna have to try and do it myself--like to learn new stuff.

 

nothing real special, Craftsman # 45492 and a 8mm hex drive. Tolulene based carb cleaner and some HondaBond4.

Oh yeah, A Helms REALLY helps too!

 

Thanks for the replies Mista Bone. I have a Helms and HondaBond and can buy a 8mm hex drive+carb cleaner, but what exactly is that Craftsman # 45492?

 

part number for the snap ring tool the get cases apart.

 

What about some kind of "puller" I've read about in some other archived posts. It was a bearing puller or some kind of puller; do I need that? If so, what is it exactly called/where can I get one?
Thanks.

 

I've never needed a puller. I just use a workmate and a old/soft 2 lb mini-sledge that was made in 1946.

 

ok thanks Mista Bone. You seem to know alot about trannies, just hope you'll be around answering some more of my questions when I open her up and look at those foreign gears, synchros, etc.

 

well, I've never had a B tranny to play with before.

 

Mista Bone knows LOTS about everything - i learnt a few things from this post that i had never even considered before!

thanks,

t..