friend has a hatch back 91 with a 2000 civic SI vtec engine swap and when he shifts into 3rd it grinds could it be the tranny?

 

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lol, what else would it be?

 

yup. hondas r known for their 3rd gear grinds. put some SynchroMesh in the tranny. if this doesnt stop ur grinding then u will have to swap out ur old synchros.

 

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lol, what else would it be?</TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL.

Yup... either he's uncoordinated, but since Honda hydro trannies feel like butter usually, it's probably not the driver.

The tranny will need repaired at one point.

 

so what should i get ridd of the car¿ or just get a new tranny, but if i get a new tranny it has to match the 2000 civic si engine right¿¿¿???

 

http://www.gearspeed.com

get a set of there carbon coated syncro's.

don't keep gringing the shift becasue it will ruin the slid and slides are pricey.

 

ya i know he goes from second to forth but thanks ill tell him about the part thanks wait also really quick say i put the shifter into first and let go of the shifter it looks like it goes back into nutreul whats up wit dat.

 

I need help wqith this too. it was a gradual thing and it will go into third gear slowly but as soon as i release the clutch it pops out and grinds. and if i try and pu it in 3rd normally it just grinds. all other gears are fine. i need to figure out what this is and fix it before next weekends ky honda-tech meet. its an ls tranny on an lsvtec-t.

 

then you need to tear it down asap and look at third gear to see if you need more than syncro's which it sounds like you do since it pops out of gear.

 

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Not necessarily... a worn synchro will let the gear fall out on its own. They do more than just match the gear speeds.

 

Take it from someone who just built their transmission and not someone that reads on honda-tech.

buying synchros to fix a 3rd gear grind is like going to subway and ordering 9 slices of ham. It's only part of the equation. You have sleeve kits and you have gear kits (that include the sleeve)
Honda doesn't sell only the brass synchro. Why? Because one would be an idiot to replace JUST the synchros.

Yes it sucks, and yes it's costly. But compare the 350ish in parts to the $2000 that you'd spent at a tranny shop.

Wanna bitch and complain about how expensive gears are? Well, try making one yourself. They're THE most stressed part of your drivetrain. Why? Because they bear all of the engines load!

gear-speed has become rather expensive. Hondapartsdeals.com FTW!

 

thanks bense thank u so muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

2000 civic si sleeve kit 23623-P21-315 $162.83 from honda parts deals

be prepared to have to replace the gears though. They may not need it. But if they do and if you skip out, you'll just run into the problem later and kick yourself for not doing it right the first time.


Yes, I know that it sucks. I just spent over $2000 on a d-series transmission

 

thanks man u helped out alot

 

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No wonder you want to get that beast running.