Chuck wrote:
> On 2005-11-10, 'Curly Q. Links' <motsco__@interbaun.com> wrote:
>
>>Chuck wrote:
>>
>>>The transmission in my 91 Civic vibrates/shutters when shifting to
>>>second gear. All other gears seem fine. Anyone know of a quick fix?
>>>
>>>My Ford F-150 has done the exact same thing when shifting to overdrive
>>>for the last 70,000 miles. That one I believe is a sticky solenoid, but
>>>it has never stranded me.
>>
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>>
>>We don't know the mileage, and we can't tell when the tranny fluid was
>>last changed . . . While you're checking the level, wipe some on a sheet
>>of paper to check the color, and sniff it.
>>
>
>
> The thing has 141K miles on it. The fluid didn't look bad, but I
> replaced it with Honda fluid.
>
> I made it shudder less when I found a missing transmission mount bolt,
> but it still shifts bad into 2nd gear. Everything else shifts fine. It
> seems this car had a mechanic that wasn't worth a dime. I'm going to
> play with the kick-down cable and see if it makes a difference.

check the condition of all the mounting rubbers - they frequently tear -
especially the one at the rear, the most important one.

when adjusting the kick-down cable, make sure you don't tighten it more
than 3mm - shifting get a bit strange if you do that.

>
> BTW, thanks everyone for the cooling system pressure advice. It was
> about the worst case possible, but with the new head gasket everything
> is fine. I was too darn stubburn and should have just taken this thing
> to the junkyard. Well, maybe I'll get this shifting issue resolved and
> put another 60k on the car. People thought I was nuts when I bought my
> 87 4-runner for $100 and spent a month on it, but after a rebuild and
> paint those people don't question me about this civic. Although the only
> paint this thing will see is a white camoflage paint job with skulls and
> crossbones...what would be better to get me and my boards to the slopes
> and back all winter?