91 CRX 2-3 grinding

guys I just bought a CRX with a 1.6 Vtec Twin cam engine,its from a japanese civic.The problem is that my transmisionn grinds from 2 to 3 unless I sort of hesitate and kind of push it a little towards 4th gear before shifting to 3.But if I shift directly from second to third it will grind.I need your help,is it the syncro? :confused:

Seems like it would be the 3rd gear/synchro. If you remove the trans & open it up, you should replace all parts needed. What you will need? Who knows until you tear that bitch open. If your tranny is in need of a rebuild I suggest looking a rebuilt tranny - mine came with warranty & was only $300 or so.

You should hesitate no matter what, tranny is not built to be slammed or shifted very quickly. Also your shifter is not a hand rest, resting your hand on the shifter can cause pre-mature wear!

Thanks,Is there anything that I shoud check before to rule out other possibilities,maybe a misadjusted tanny cable or something.I,m no mechanic but I want to rule ouut anything else before tearing down the tranny

Thanks,Is there anything that I shoud check before to rule out other possibilities,maybe a misadjusted tanny cable or something.I,m no mechanic but I want to rule ouut anything else before tearing down the tranny

Welcom to AF, btw! :smokin:

You could try adjusting the clutch cable
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drain out tranny oil, put in gm syncromesh friction modified, 2 quarts, bam grinding gone. should be in square bottle, not round. go to your local gm dealership to get it

The 3rd gear grinding is a very common problem in 4G Civics.

Welcome to AF..

You can also get GM synchromesh here....the dealerships want $9+ for a quart of that stuff. http://www.gmpartsdirect.com/

Thank youy very much guys ,I will try the syncromech and check the adjustment of the clutch too,I wont be getting my car for a few days or so since is in the bodyshop getting a some detailing work done,but I wil tell you khow everything goes after getting it back,Thanks for all the help :grinyes: :bigthumb:

Seems like it would be the 3rd gear/synchro. If you remove the trans & open it up, you should replace all parts needed. What you will need? Who knows until you tear that bitch open. If your tranny is in need of a rebuild I suggest looking a rebuilt tranny - mine came with warranty & was only $300 or so.

You should hesitate no matter what, tranny is not built to be slammed or shifted very quickly. Also your shifter is not a hand rest, resting your hand on the shifter can cause pre-mature wear!



good luck finding a rebuild kit for a cable b16a tranny stateside

If your tranny is in need of a rebuild I suggest looking at a rebuilt tranny - mine came with warranty & was only $300 or so.


Thats why I typed ^^^^^^ that.