I got a 99 si tranny on my b18c1 and yesterday I tried to put in reverse to pull out of my driveway and it won't even let you put the shift in the rev gear. All the others work fine. I'm thinkin it might be the reverse fork but, 5th is on the same and works fine. Grrrrrrr

 

did you drop the tranny ??? that is a common thing to happen if you drop the tranny ..... look on the bottom for damage

 

I don't think so. I jacked the car up and got under it. I didn't see and damage at all. Also the linkage looked ok.

 

i got the same problem.....

1st and 2nd are kinda tricky too, sometimes they go in, other times i get stuck in 3rd....

bump

 

honda trannys are notorious for not being able tog et into reverse easily..errr

 

I drive an 00 Si with 18k on it and the tranny sucks compared to a GSR or LS. It seems to be more notchy and rough than all the other Bseries engine trannys. going into 3rd is often rough. NOt going into reverse is common for hondas but that is usually just the gear teeth not quite lined up, no big deal.

 

If you got time pull the tranny and open it up... I'm willing to bet that you have a bent fork or interlock... Good Luck

 

I suspect the fork in this. Anyway, haven't had a chance open it up. About how much is a fork?

 

How's your 5th gear? Lemme what the outcome is.

P.S. thanx for the bump

 

i always put throw it in first or second before i put it in reverse and it goes in fine with no grinds everytime

 

Well, it used to work fine. Now, it won't even try to go in.

 

The rev gear selector arm work off of the 5th gear shift fork, so perhaps the finger on the shift fork that actuates the rev gear is bent?

 

5th is fine, i think, it feels a little different going into gear, but other than that it performs fine....