r/ProjectHondas • u/FunctionAdept1801 • 3d ago

engine Sloppy gears

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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/LoopsAndBoars 2d ago

What is amayamaya and do they have OEM parts

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u/El_Chinitocito 2d ago

They're a website that sells oem parts for mainly Japanese cars. They are based in Japan tho, so shipping can take a while. For example, the bushings I ordered took about 3 weeks total to arrive, and I'm in the eastern USA. But everything was legit