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Is my transmission dead?
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Author:  tomoyasu [ June 24, 2009 ]
Post subject:  Is my transmission dead?

well, last time I had my car running it was really hard getting it into gear, and sometimes wouldnt go in at all. It was also making a grinding/squealing sounds when trying to put it gear. when its not running i can put it into all gears fine..dont know if that means anything or not.

Anyways, will i need a new tranny? or just a clutch/flywheel...or something else??

Help is very much appreciated!!
Author:  tomoyasu [ July 01, 2009 ]
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anyone!??!
Author:  .saint [ July 01, 2009 ]
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where is NA when you need him? he has all the answers.

sounds like a clutch, u can go in and out of gears w/o even pushing the clutch in when the car is off. if you are getting a lot of grinding putting the car into any gear its usually signs of a clutch gone bad.
Author:  tomoyasu [ July 02, 2009 ]
Post subject:  Re: Is my transmission dead?

any idea of how much for a stock replacement clutch to get put in?
Author:  ap_red97ek [ July 03, 2009 ]
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$640....just had mine done last week. I'm guess if you went to AAMCO of some place like that it would be quite a bit more.
Author:  Natural Aspirations [ July 05, 2009 ]
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Yes it is a clutch, But not the disc or pressure plate its the hydraulic or cable actuating system. If its your 1990 civic try tightening up your cable at the transmission end. The clutch cannot cause your transmission to grind unless you have a broken disc or something odd happened. Have you checked your transmission fluid level?

Yes Saint I'm a been there done that kinda guy who doesn't mind turning a wrench, seems to be few and far between on here. But when y'all park it y'all park it hard.
Author:  Natural Aspirations [ July 05, 2009 ]
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ap_red97ek wrote:$640....just had mine done last week. I'm guess if you went to AAMCO of some place like that it would be quite a bit more.

Snap, stock replacement? I would have done it for $100 and parts.
Author:  Natural Aspirations [ July 12, 2009 ]
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tomoyasu

Where did you get with this?
Author:  .saint [ July 13, 2009 ]
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i was curious as well, ever get this fixed?
Author:  tomoyasu [ July 16, 2009 ]
Post subject:  Re: Is my transmission dead?

sorry fellas, been a bit busy, but sadly not workin on the car. anyways, i did get a O2 sensor wired up correctly, found a part on the starter that may have been grounding out and i tried to tighten up clutch lever cable as much as i could, but its still not working.

I did get it turning over once, the only thing i did differently was push on the clutch pedal as hard as i could..kept trying it after that and wouldnt turn over anymore. There is also a loud buzzing noise that seems to be coming from the main relay, but again, only sometimes.

My reverse lights are also always on whenever the key is turned...not really sure where to look other than the fuses or the tail light housing.
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