Question:
We just bought a 5 speed 1991 Honda Civic Lx with 187,000 kms and it accelerates fine and engine is quiet. The problem is that when you shift gears, the 3rd gear grinds a bit when you shift into it. And ONLY the 3rd gear. When we bought the car the man said the clutch is fine and that this happens with older cars. I would like to know what this is and how to make it go away other than sell the car immediately.
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The syncro for 3rd gear in the transmission is worn out. Syncros spin the gear to match the speed of the clutch so when you shift it goes together smoothly. When it's no good anymore it grinds the gear when you shift b/c it's not matching the clutches speed. The only way to fix it is to put in a new sycro which can be pretty costly. Alot of times it's cheaper to just buy a transmission for it then to pay to have it taken apart and fixed. You can also double clutch that gear to keep it from grinding instead of fixing it but I imagine that would get old really quick. If it was me I would just fix it myself but if you are someone that dosn't have that ability I would suggest selling the car.I have some white paint on my chrome bumper how do I remove this?
No, just change the gear oil. Most people don't know you can change gear oil on a manual transmission. Do this and the car will shift as smooth as silk.More Questions & Answers ...
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