Shifting problems

[D Bart]

I've been having problems off and on with shifting in and out of some gears. About 2 months ago, it was getting really hard to shift in and out of 5th gear. I've had the car (96 civic) for about 5 yrs. and have never had this problem. Recently, i've been having problems getting in to third. I'm puzzled. Not sure what exactly the problem is (losing gears?, clutch?).


Input is appreciated.


- D

 

[neoc03]

Sounds obvious, but have you checked you brake fluid level in your master cylinder reservoir?

 

[D Bart]

Sounds obvious, but have you checked you brake fluid level in your master cylinder reservoir?

i take it by the "sounds obvious" remark that you think its the clutch going out.

 

[neoc03]

i take it by the "sounds obvious" remark that you think its the clutch going out.

It could be, but what I'm saying is if that fluid is low it's going to cause problems with your clutch.

 

[D Bart]

It could be, but what I'm saying is if that fluid is low it's going to cause problems with your clutch.

I'll check it out, thanks.

 

[jason_guy_yeah]

How many miles are on the car? You could also check your trans fluid for metal shavings. But, it could be a clutch problem^^ too.

 

[D Bart]

How many miles are on the car? You could also check your trans fluid for metal shavings. But, it could be a clutch problem^^ too.

It's almost at 175k.


I checked the master cylinder reservoir, and its full.

 

[HybridKyle]

I have the same problem with my GSR tranny, sometimes it's a BEEEOTCH to get into 1st. Might want to change the fluid in the tranny if you have never done it. This would also be the time to look for those metal shavings...

 

[guwakjai010]

could be fluids, bearings in the shaft ( i had this problem messing up second gear, would keep popping out) then i changed the bearing and it was good, could also be air in the lines, clutch like ppl said... throw out bearing (but i think u would hear noise if so) or shift linkage bent? alot of possibilities

 

[o0kuam0o]

add tranny fluid if possible to see if it shifts easier. if not, change tranny fluid, and like stated before, look for metal shavings.