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why change shifter bushings??
Hello folks, A general question to get some valuable feedback/ideas: Why would one want to change shifter bushings? I guess i am asking this because i want to eliminate the "not-exactness" of the change of gears and/or decrease the effort to put it in a specific gear and/or just make it feel more easy to change gears and make it as much fun to drive as a friend's Accord (the gearbox feels less "bony" and much more sporty/easy in his). Thanks in advance, |
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I don't quite understan your question. Why change shifter bushings? To
remove the slack in the shifter of course! The Nylon bushings right underneath your shifter are probably worn right out. Get some new ones from honda for $10, put them in, and its like you are driving a totally different car. t Ersin Deger wrote: >Hello folks, > >A general question to get some valuable feedback/ideas: > >Why would one want to change shifter bushings? I guess i am asking this >because i want to eliminate the "not-exactness" of the change of gears >and/or decrease the effort to put it in a specific gear and/or just make >it feel more easy to change gears and make it as much fun to drive as a >friend's Accord (the gearbox feels less "bony" and much more sporty/easy >in his). > >Thanks in advance, -- Message posted via http://www.carkb.com |
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Below quoted ( i.e. my previous e-mail) is bad expression on my behalf...
It should read "...I guess i am **planning on changing them** because ...". Sorry. I still am curious though. I am planning on replacing the shifters to make the drive more crisp in a sense. Does that make any sense? > Ersin Deger wrote: > >Hello folks, > > > >A general question to get some valuable feedback/ideas: > > > >Why would one want to change shifter bushings? I guess i am asking this > >because i want to eliminate the "not-exactness" of the change of gears > >and/or decrease the effort to put it in a specific gear and/or just make > >it feel more easy to change gears and make it as much fun to drive as a > >friend's Accord (the gearbox feels less "bony" and much more sporty/easy > >in his). > > > >Thanks in advance, > > > -- > Message posted via http://www.carkb.com > |
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Ersin Deger > wrote in
: > > Hello folks, > > A general question to get some valuable feedback/ideas: > > Why would one want to change shifter bushings? I guess i am asking this > because i want to eliminate the "not-exactness" of the change of gears > and/or decrease the effort to put it in a specific gear and/or just make > it feel more easy to change gears and make it as much fun to drive as a > friend's Accord (the gearbox feels less "bony" and much more sporty/easy > in his). > You would replace the shifter bushings if your shift lever buzzes, or feels unusually sloppy. See this sketch: http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/shifter_sketch.jpg and: http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/shifter.jpg I haven't got around to making a Web page for the bushing replacement I did last month, but you can look at each individual image he http://www.tegger.com/hondafaq/misc/bushing_kit/ Once I've got them edited and Photoshopped, they'll make more sense. From the above, it should be apparent that the shifter assembly is secured left-to-right by the rubber donuts that I've drawn in black in my sketch. They are the things that keep the two clevises from rattling against each other. If they perish, the lever portion will not be firmly against the tranny portion, and there will be about 1/8" of play at the join between the two. For a while, the four O-rings on the yellow sleeve will keep things quiet, but eventually they will wear as well. -- TeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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Tegger,
Did you get the replacement bushing kit on the internet, or at your dealer? I did a quick google search and can't seem to find them ... Thanks, -Bruce |
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"Bruce" > wrote in
oups.com: > Tegger, > > Did you get the replacement bushing kit on the internet, or at your > dealer? > I did a quick google search and can't seem to find them ... > At the dealer. As far as I know, it's a dealer-only item. The kit was about $30 or so. -- TeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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