It did it again. My tranny/clutch which is normal on dry weather is acting up today in rainy weather. What happens is when I drive in snow/rain, I go to shift and I have no gears- it feels like a mush box.. I try to force it in gear and it grinds... I swear at this point I can turn my gearshift in circles... so what I do is I cruise in neutral for awhile and I put it in third gear and it finally catches, and then from then on its normal. This happens only in wet weather, not all the time but too often. It almost feels like worn out clutch but it can't be cuz I replaced it less than 5000 miles ago...
What do you techies think it is? Is it a bad clutch, maybe I didn't break it in correctly ( i broke it in for 500miles) , or did my short shift install go bad when i had it installed at a import shop? I just hope its not my transmission because that will be major $$.
Thanks in advance for your replies.

*No help from Integra forum.. anybody willing to help me out here?*

 

r4integra,
You don't mention whether or not you have a hydraulic or mechanical clutch linkage. If hydraulic, what is the condition of the fluid? Was that all flushed out when you changed the clutch disk? How about the cap & reservoir? Could there be a hairline crack in those or the flex line? Any fluid leaks?
Bogatyr

 

My transmission does a similar act in cold weather, what tranny fluid are you using? A lighter weight MTF will probably solve your problem if you're currently using motor oil. Otherwise, may just be time for a fluid flush and fill.

 

I'm using motor oil I believe... I replaced it about 4000 miles ago.. I'll have to check the oil level again. There isn't a dipstick for the manual transmission is there? If I rmemeber correctly there is a lugnut i unscrew and fill up to that line.

...but.. if I jack up one end of the car up to get underneath the car, how can I can an accurate level?? Jack stand all four corners?

 

Either that, or just turn the wheel and get at the drain and fill holes with an extension.