Hey guys, when im at a light, sometimes i find it hard to shift into first. I dont know why, but sometimes it wont even go in... when i cant get into first i shift into 2nd and 3rd and back into first and it will go in no problem... it's like ill play with all the gears and they will go in just fine, and it will even go into first no problem... but just sometimes at a light it wont go in easily... and its happened that occasionally i was in a rush so i took off in second... any idea's?

 

yea i had the same problem with my lude. but try pumping the clutch a few times. thats what works for me. and see if you have all the fluids you need.

 

have you tried adjusting ur clutch it may be part of the problem

 

how would i go about adjusting my clutch?

 

try puting it in 2nd agian then put it in 1st...usually works for me

 

does anyone have a pic of the drain plug for MANUAL transmission fluid on a 1992 prelude SI? and where to fill it up from? thanks a milion

 

When your in neutral at a light and it wont go into 1st, keep it in neutral step off of the clutch and then press your foot down again and it should go into 1st.

 

for mine it goes in half way and i used to just pump the clutch in neutral but i found out that if i just go anyways then 1st will go in..

 

mine does it too. sometimes it goes in half sometimes it just gets stuck. let the clutch out all the way put it back in and it goes in no prob. weird ****.

 

you guys think maybe i should try to change my tranny fluid?

 

i think it just sounds like a prelude thing man. Ive had my nice tune ups and fluid changes, doesnt do a damn thing to change the tranny fluid. just let out the clutch and depress it again and you should be fine. Not a big deal.

 

ok fair enough... thanks for all the imput

 

Ill let you know eventually when i do my tranny swap and see if it goes away, but i kinda doubt it, lol.

 

My car does it as well. What I'll do is downshift while coming to a light... and usually downshifting under 20mph yields no problems going into 1st.

 

i never downshift any lower than 3rd unless im taking a turn then ill go to 2nd but thats just me ^_-

 

I have the same problem. It has done it even after I had the clutch and tranny fluid changed.

 

Actually...most manual transmission cars have the same problem. I think it has something to do with the timing of when you push in the clutch to get into neutral...like the fw is still spinning so it cant go into gear...or somethin. Anyways....it was the same with my lude, my civic, my friends ford probe, its just part of manual.

 

Ok i was just worried my clutch was starting to go on me
or my tranny for that matter

 

yeah my civic did the same thing.....haven't noticed it on the lude yet, but yeah every manual ive driven has been bitchy with the gears at points....like when i first get in it and try to put it in reverse, it doesnt always wanna go in so i have to shift into 3rd or some gear then put it in reverse

 

ya reverse is a bitch too. Its just all part of having a manual.

 

i used to have that problem. what i do now that seems to fix it most of the time is to downshift while you hold the clutch in while you are braking

works for me...

 

Reverse does not have a syncro though - so when you go into any other gear before reverse, that'll match the speeds together.

 

crdcz r u talkin about heel toeing?

 

i had the same problem twice with my f22 and h22 tranny

 

common thing for a MT