01 civic 5spd DIFFICULT and SQUEAKY SHIFTING

[portaman03]

hey guys i recently purchased a 2001 civic ex with a manual 5 speed. the car has only 49,000 miles.

heres the problem:
when i shift from 1st to 2nd
and PARTICULARLY from 3rd to 4th..

there is difficulty shifting like there is a rubber-like obstruction in the shifting machanism. i say rubber-like because it sounds sqeeky, and does NOT grind.

this also happens basically whenever i shift across gears (1-2, 1-4, 2-1, 2-3, 3-4, 4-3).

the only way i can shift without this problem is to shift out of gear, jiggle the shifter a little, then shift into gear. the jiggle seems to loosen whatever is causing it to get stuck. without doing this, the shifter will NOT go into gear, it will pop back into neutral.

is this a common problem within 7th generation civics and if so, what is it?!

thanks guys!

[BrodyP]

Seems like a sticky shift. This is usually caused due to build up on the cables. This comes from salt and dirt getting stuck to the lubricant on the cables, its very common. This of course is one senario. Another being your syncros might be going. Did you buy the car privatly or from a dealership with a warenty. Honda can recognize where the issue is coming from and reslove it. They usual take apart the console check for dirt and also re grease the bearings. You might want to also check out your tranny fluid it might need to be changed. I recommend adding a good synthetic manual tranny fluid such as Amsoil or somthing along those lines.