tranny issues
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tranny issues
Hey All!
this is my first post since i'm back into the honda scene. I formerly had an '87 Prelude Si that had just about every bolt on done and then some...I now drive an '87 Fiero GT with a mild turbo setup...anyway, my girlfriend just got this 2000 Civic Si about 3 days ago. it has 63k on it already, an AEM intake and a Greddy exhaust. it doesn't have any issues other than it likes to stay in reverse (manual tranny, aren't they all?), it goes into every gear fine including reverse but it likes to stay in reverse for some reason. you definately need to exert more force to get it out of reverse compared to any other gear. Any clue as to what the issue might be? thanks!
Eric
this is my first post since i'm back into the honda scene. I formerly had an '87 Prelude Si that had just about every bolt on done and then some...I now drive an '87 Fiero GT with a mild turbo setup...anyway, my girlfriend just got this 2000 Civic Si about 3 days ago. it has 63k on it already, an AEM intake and a Greddy exhaust. it doesn't have any issues other than it likes to stay in reverse (manual tranny, aren't they all?), it goes into every gear fine including reverse but it likes to stay in reverse for some reason. you definately need to exert more force to get it out of reverse compared to any other gear. Any clue as to what the issue might be? thanks!
Eric
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Try bleeding the air bubbles out of the clutch master cylinder (if it's hydraulic). If that doesn't work, you might want to replace the clutch, throw-out bearing, and pilot bushing. Also, try putting the car on a lift to make sure the linkage isn't binding on something when put into reverse. Is it hard to get it into reverse or just out? The worst possible cause could be a damaged tranny.