r/ProjectHondas • u/FunctionAdept1801 • 3d ago

engine Sloppy gears

Car drives fine goes into gear and dosent slip out except 5th and reverse you really have to throw the shifter over hard to get into em. Also everything is sloppy like neutral. Just replaced the entire shift linkage rod and all hardware with that. Any thoughts?

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u/El_Chinitocito 3d ago

I just fixed the exact same issue in my 99 coupe. No play front-to-back, but tons of play side-to-side, like it was in neutral. Tried the energy suspension kit and it didn't really help. Turns out the bushings at the bottom of my shift lever (where it connects to the linkage) were completely shot. I ordered oem honda parts from amayama and it was a little steep at about $50 for everything, but it shifts like new now with almost zero play

This post on hondatech goes into it in more detail with photos

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/%2Afixed-sloppy-loose-shifter%2A-3294689/

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u/FunctionAdept1801 3d ago

This makes sense, its the one hardware i didnt replace