Sloppy shifter in 5 speed civic. Alot of side to side play when in gear. Bushings? guides?

Discussion in 'Civic' started by 85miles, Aug 19, 2007.

  1. 85miles

    85miles Guest

    Hi
    I have a sloppy shifter in my 98 civic, well I just bought it last
    week, figured it could just be the bushings in the shifter that have
    worn out, no big deal.

    Anyhow, it goes into gear fine but I almost have to find the gears
    myself. When its in gear there is alot of side to side play in the
    shifter, like the play you get when its in neutral, but only a little
    front to back play when in gear.

    Someone told me it could be the guides in the shifter have worn out.

    Anyway I figure its just a cheap fix. Is it the guides? or could it
    be bushings or what?

    Im thinking if I get a short shifter it should fix everything and its
    a lot cheaper then stock.

    Thanks for your info
     
    85miles, Aug 19, 2007
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  2. get the plastic bushings from Honda. $5.

    t
     
    loewent via CarKB.com, Aug 19, 2007
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  3. 85miles

    85miles Guest

    its just the bushings eh?

    Some friends have told me it could be the shifter guides are worn
    away... but i cant find "shifter guides" on ebay or any online parts
    store.
     
    85miles, Aug 21, 2007
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  4. 85miles

    jim beam Guest

    that's because they don't exist! it's just the bushings.
     
    jim beam, Aug 22, 2007
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  5. when you disassemble the shifter under your car, just make sure to get all of
    the old plastic bushings out. pop the new ones in and reassemble. should
    take 15-20 minutes.

    While your under there you can check for any loose exhaust shields. Cut them
    off. They are annoying. :)

    You can get brass bushings as well, which would make the shifter very stiff.
    However, its alot harder on your trannie.
     
    loewent via CarKB.com, Aug 22, 2007
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  6. 85miles

    85miles Guest

    I went and ordered some Energy Shifter bushings off ebay. There's 3
    bushings total. I hope they aren't too hard to change. I've never
    changed bushings in a shifter before, although I had to replace a
    linkage cable on my 92 accord once.

    Do i need to pound these suckers into place, or should they just slip
    right in?
     
    85miles, Aug 23, 2007
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  7. Those probably won't be the right ones. They are the rubber bushings that go
    into the shifter on the trannie side.

    You need the plastic bushings from honda that go on the shifter side.
     
    loewent via CarKB.com, Aug 23, 2007
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  8. 85miles

    z Guest

    If this is like the 92 setup, most of the difficulty is that it's
    directly over the exhaust pipe and cat, so you need to work around
    things. Looking back, it might have been worth it to disconnect the
    exhaust and move it out of the way; you be the judge when you're
    underneath it.
     
    z, Aug 24, 2007
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  9. On the 98 its not a big deal, lots of room to play with. I did it on mine
    about 2 years ago.

    t
     
    loewent via CarKB.com, Aug 24, 2007
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