Tranny won't go into gear

[Straight Success]

When the main shaft bearings were replaced, the first gear syncro (which I believe is shared with reverse) may have been thrown out of whack. Was everything installed to the proper tolerances? Maybe the bearing were installed slightly cocked, and that's accounting the lack of finding gear.

If not that, maybe when they replaced the bearings, some how the shifter fork didn't get placed back in the ball hosing properly or perhaps it got bent.

I've seen this happen on a number of other vehicles, but I have yet to fully work on a Honda transmission, so...

[The G-Man]

When the main shaft bearings were replaced, the first gear syncro (which I believe is shared with reverse) may have been thrown out of whack. Was everything installed to the proper tolerances? Maybe the bearing were installed slightly cocked, and that's accounting the lack of finding gear.

If not that, maybe when they replaced the bearings, some how the shifter fork didn't get placed back in the ball hosing properly or perhaps it got bent.

I've seen this happen on a number of other vehicles, but I have yet to fully work on a Honda transmission, so...

Would that be possible? I drove it fine for about 500 miles or so after the bearings in the tranny were replaced before it did this.

And before I removed the tranny, you could put it in 1st or reverse and start the car to move it.

[Straight Success]

If not that, make sure the system is bleed properly.

[Straight Success]

Why did you remove the transmission after the 500 miles?

[FamousFreak]

I had this same problem.
It started off where sometimes after racing hard when i pushed the clutch in it wouldn't go into gear very easily, but if i let it cool down then it would be back to normal.
Then one night after a hard drive i was hardly able to get it into gear at all, i had to rev match the engine so it would go into gear to get it home.
The next morning i wasn't able to even get it into gear at all even with revving the engine.
So i basically just bought a new clutch kit and called it a day.
Replaced the pressure plate, disc, release bearing, and resurfaced the flywheel.
As well as a new master and slave cylinder.
After all that it fixed my problem and everything works great now.
I think it had something to do with my pressure plate but I'm not entirely sure what.
Oh and i noticed a spring in the disc fell out after i removed the pressure plate too lol.

[The G-Man]

Why did you remove the transmission after the 500 miles?

Because the clutch wasn't releasing. Slave cylinder moved the fork a normal amount.

Plus, I have personally experienced a loose flywheel bolt once lodging itself into the clutch and causing the exact problem before. Not the problem this time, flywheel bolts are all to spec.

[The G-Man]

Found this on H-T

Other things that can cause the clutch to drag or not release include heavy gear oil in the transmission that's too thick for cold weather, defective or worn clutch pedal bushings or brackets, or flexing in the firewall or any release component attachment point.''

Kinda suspect since I put 1 qt Pennzoil Syncromesh and 1 qt Honda MTF in, and the temperatures here have not been that cold. On the day that it stopped working it was at least 50 degrees F.

[Straight Success]

Maybe that's it.

If the pressure plate was able to move the clutch in and out before you removed the trans., and it had no broken fingers, is that still considered a potential problem?

[The G-Man]

Maybe that's it.

If the pressure plate was able to move the clutch in and out before you removed the trans., and it had no broken fingers, is that still considered a potential problem?

Well, that is only an assumption that it was doing that, as it is nearly impossible to verify without dis assembly.

My current plan of action as of now is to reinstall tranny with new throwout bearing I have lying around here and see what happens.

[19dabeast85]

I'm running Syncromesh in my f22 trans. Sometimes, especially when it's cold, it can be very difficult to get 1st or reverse to engage. I'm not sure it's the fluid because it does the same with Honda MTF. Anyway, what I do is very lightly release the clutch while pushing it into gear, this moves things around just enough to slip in. In my case I'm sure my 1st/reverse syncro is going out. Lightly releasing the clutch while pushing it into gear lines things up and I push it into gear quicker than the next tooth comes around so no teeth grinding occurs.


The other option and this happened to me with my junky XTD clutch.....the clutch disc and flywheel/pressure plate surfaces wore down enough that there was no longer adequate pressure on the disc with the pressure plate fully released. I sorta doubt this is the issue though with your Exedy unit.