I went to check my oil and discover someting quite horrifing. I was attaching something to the anti lock brake thingy and I accidently dropped the bolt, I grabbed a flash light and found the bolt and then discovered that one of the tranny braces is missing a bolt!!! Its the brace that comes off the rear enging mount (4th gen) and connects (I think) to the transmission, it right below the shift linkages. I this causing my 5th gear grind and my notchy shifting feel?? Is there even supposed to be a bolt there? It looks as if there should be a bushing between the brace and where it connexcts to the tranny. Can someone get a digram of this for me?
It looks like its number 10

 

nah it bolts straight to the tranny, and no it wont cause 5th gear grinding, its just another stiffener

 

So I don't need it?

 

it was probably left out if a clutch was ever done on the car or something when the trans was out......

either way.....it will not make you grind and i doubt seriously that the notchy feel is coming from this....

it should be there....but your car wont fall apart without it....if i rembember right its a 17mm bolt....any one will work...but i think its kinda short.....

 

ya if ur going to put a bolt in to replace it make sure it is the right thread pitch so u dont strip it out. the problem with the notchy shifting feeling is probably do to the shift lincage cables. i had a shortshifter in my 4th gen and after a while the cables bound up on me and i had that nochy shifting ****. i just ordered new cables from honda and put them in and the prob. was gone..... try disconecting the cables at both points: on the tran and at the shift *** and try moving them back and forth when both ends are disconected. if they are good they should move easy and if they are f-ed up like mine were they are kinda stiff to move!!!