Honda Civic 2004 DX trim – clutch & transmission

[Stefan]

Hi Ericthecarguy:

I”m mentally preparing myself for a clutch/transmission job on my Honda civic with a 5 speed manual transmission. I’ve read the info for manual transmission that you posted here http://www.ericthecarguy.com/faq/solving-transmission-problems?limitstart=0, but this deals mostly with problems shifting.

My problem is not so much shifting (although on very rare occasions I’ve had to let the car roll about an inch in order to engage first or reverse gear), but with noise. For instance:
– when I’m idling at a traffic light I hear a noise that disappears once I press the clutch pedal.
– when downshifting to lower gears to assist with breaking, there is noise that’s different than the higher revs on the engine. Of course I have revved the engine with the clutch fully pressed and that ‘extra’ noise doesn’t appear.

To me all this points that there may be something wrong with clutch assembly or the transmission or both. What else can I do as far diagnosing where or what the issues might be?

If I’m to do a clutch/transmission job, I plan to do this in the spring – i.e. when the temperatures are on the rise; it’s easier to work when the fingers are not stiff :-). The ‘easy’ components would be the clutch assembly and the throwout bearing; but in case I need to open the transmission to replace the input shaft bearing, what else do I need to look inside the gearbox to see if it needs more attention?

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[college man]

if your having a problem going into reverse or first and have noise your syncros may have a problem.
The noise your hearing at idle could be the throw out bearing being dry and clutch dust.

[Stefan]

Happy New Year to all!!!

Now that the effects of the eggnog have worn off, I’ve been reading on synchros. But one thing is reading and another thing is having actual hands on experience.

What my question is, has anyone had any experience with the syncrotech synchros? For my model Honda they have the carbon syncrhos shown here – http://shop.synchrotech-transmissions.com/Pro-Series-Carbon-Synchro-Set-1-5-01-05-SYN-113.htm, so I was wondering if anyone would recommend them.

[college man]

I have no experience with this brand. 🙁 They seem like a good set.

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