On 2005-11-12, Chuck <chuck@westmichigan.net> wrote:
> On 2005-11-12, jim beam <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>> Chuck wrote:
>>> On 2005-11-11, 'Curly Q. Links' <motsco__@interbaun.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>>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.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>Keep in mind you replace less than half of the fluid each time you do a
>>>>drain-n-fill. I do it twice, a few days a part. Many guys say to do it
>>>>three times. I'm cheap so I just try to be very thorough when I do it
>>>>twice :-)
>>>>
>>>>'Curly'
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This probably isn't related, but I'm wondering what the sensor on the
>>> front of the transmission does. It's located below the distributor near
>>> the cooling lines. It appears to have been tampered with or at least
>>> wrenched on with same set of forsaken tools that have rounded half the
>>> bolts on this car already.
>>
>> that's the shift solenoid.
>>
>
>
> Hmmmm, I wonder if that thing could act up in second gear only. I'm no
> transmission expert, but it almost seem like the torque converter is
> locking up when it attempt to shift to second gear.
>
> Anyways, this shift solenoid was completely covered in oil/sludge before
> I changed the head gasket. I wonder if I'm just throwing money away if I
> went and snagged the one off that Civic that I saw in the boneyard.


I found the problem. Luckily, nobody got hurt. It was/is the upper ball
joint. The car is parked while the thing is on order. Nobody in town
could order the ball joint, so I got reamed for the control arm.