Ok I have been having problems shifting into first sometimes... it is stiff almost and I have to PUSH it into first... it doesn't really grind but there is some wierd feelings coming through the shifter when I do... anyways I have heard that the bushings for the shifter can go bad... Do they make urethane bushings? If so where could I get some....its a 93 DX with 200,600 miles on it and running good...thanks guyz...
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contact Gro Harlem, he had some bushings made a while back, he may still have some or direct you towards where to get them. Mind you these are for the connector rod bushings, not the shifter bushings (aka bronzeoil bushings)
you can get the bronzeoil shifter bushings at Corksport.
BTW, do you have a short shifter?
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Have you tried changing your gear oil? The fill isn't intuitive or easy to get to so it's often neglected. Try that before you start replacing bushings, i'll bet some fresh lube will make a world of difference._________________________________
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No I don't have a short shifter... just a bone stock daily driver. Yeah I put in Moble 1 synthetic gear oil... Didn't help any... I was told it was the syncros or the shifter bushings so I am just trying to get that fixed... I hate it when I am trying to downshift into 1st and I have to cram it in there....
Thanks guys
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You shouldn't have to down shift to first ...Comment
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Get some bronzeoil bushings, I wrote a review in "Performance Part Reviews"... they help a lot._________________________________
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ok... well in bumper to bumper city traffic between lights you do... you go about the speed thats too slow for 2nd yet a little too high for 1st... I hate the city...Originally posted by bruce95fmla
Anyways point being that its tough to hit first when still coasting to a stop after its been in neutral...probably the syncs just feeling all of those 200,000 miles.
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you can start in second.....you shouldnt be downshifting to first unless you are going under 10mph and even that is pushing it....91 323 GTX @ 16psi, 5 speed || December 07 R.O.T.M.
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Ok like most people do when they come to a stop if in 2nd you begin to put the clutch in and bring it to neutral as you are slowing down... then before you completely stop the light turns green and you are only going a few mph.... then with the clutch in and the brake pressed you shift into 1st while coasting and start off to the next light....same thing....it all just depends on traffic really...anyways I am not going to explain anymore....you just can't without actually speaking... Anyways regardless whenever I need to start in first it seems once the car is warmed up it likes to be difficult to get into gear...
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next time try this,
before you shift into 1st (with the clutch still pressed in) shift to 2nd, then into 1st. it should glide right in.
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double clutch it, meaning, clutch in, shift to neutral, clutch out, clutch in, shift to 1st.
also double check your brake fluid is full (the hydraulic clutch is fed off the brake master cyl) then bleed the clutch slave (at the front motor mount) if it's still hard to shift, it may be an internal problem or back to the bushings.
Could be a bent connecting rod.
Check the shifter socket rings, throw some lube in them when you do.
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Well I did notice I started have a a slow drop in idle when I am sitting with the clutch pressed in and waiting at a stop light...it just slows down a couple hundred rpm...wierd
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ohhhh.....when you said downshifting i get the idea of going 20mph and drop to first to compression brake....my bad dude...Originally posted by TOOLOk like most people do when they come to a stop if in 2nd you begin to put the clutch in and bring it to neutral as you are slowing down... then before you completely stop the light turns green and you are only going a few mph.... then with the clutch in and the brake pressed you shift into 1st while coasting and start off to the next light....same thing....it all just depends on traffic really...anyways I am not going to explain anymore....you just can't without actually speaking... Anyways regardless whenever I need to start in first it seems once the car is warmed up it likes to be difficult to get into gear...91 323 GTX @ 16psi, 5 speed || December 07 R.O.T.M.
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No big deal its just hard to explain I guess...Originally posted by redfox
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yeah my car has the EXACT same problems it a bitch to shift into first and its also a bitch to go into reverse.....i took my car to a mech just for an "estimate" and they said all the syncros are bad in my trans and said it needs a new tranny....thankfully i have a G trans in my garage for my gtx
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Originally posted by MazdaRacer
Whoa!!! a bent connecting rod can make it hard to shift into 1st? Did it bend so far that it jumped off the crankshaft and started messing with synchros?
just kiddin'
you meant the shift control rod?_________________________________
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