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amej8
12-05-2006, 08:00 PM
Some of you may remember I posted a thread a while ago asking if I had a clutch problem or tranny problem. Well the shop estimated $1250 to fix it and my brother gave my dad the money to fix it and it got fixed.

Moving on... I've never driven a car after the tranny has been rebuilt or changed but my dad said shifting is very different now. He said the clutch feels the same (pushing, engaging, etc.) but he said its hard to shift into gears. I'm going to go ahead and assume it's like driving a sports cars, with very shift/crisp shifting. But he says it's hard to tell whether it's in gear and hard to shift into each gear.

My dad didn't tell me what exactly the guy did and I asked my dad but he says he's not sure. So sorry, I can't give exact details on what was done.

Did the shop mess up? This shop is run by an italian guy that really does know his stuff and he's cousins with my dads good friend who recommended him.
solo-x
12-06-2006, 05:06 AM
probably put gear oil in the box instead of 30wt motor oil. drain and refill the 'box with some Honda MTF and see if that fixes it.
amej8
12-06-2006, 04:46 PM
I won't be home for another 2 weeks so I can't do anything about it. I asked my dad if he would drop the car off again or atleast ask him what he did. My dad's stupid and doesn't know nething about cars so he says "it'll be fine" and won't drop off the car but he said he'd ask.
will4rmsj
12-07-2006, 06:03 PM
is it a new clutch?you just have to wait until it breaks it. i put in a new clutch and it was the same like your dads and after about 250miles i noticed it got better. they say it usually take about 500miles to break it?
_CXhatch_
12-07-2006, 06:23 PM
the bolt that connects the shifter to the shift linkage could be to tight
amej8
12-07-2006, 08:37 PM
is it a new clutch?you just have to wait until it breaks it. i put in a new clutch and it was the same like your dads and after about 250miles i noticed it got better. they say it usually take about 500miles to break it?

I said he fixed the tranny or replaced it, not got a new clutch

the bolt that connects the shifter to the shift linkage could be to tight

That's exactly what I'm thinking. Alot of other people said it too. So I'm hoping it's that. But I'm gonna get more info from the mechanic anyways.
solo-x
12-08-2006, 10:10 AM
shouldn't be unbolting the shifter from the shift linkage if the mechanic knows anything about working on cars. i've heard of it when flunkies who can't use a drift and hammer can't get the roll pin out. money says there is gear oil in the 'box. leave it for too much longer and you'll get to buy a new gearbox instead of just some MTF.