steven.sciriha@gmail.com wrote:
> On May 12, 1:37 am, "~misfit~" <misfit6...@hooya.com.au> wrote:
> > steven.scir...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > On May 10, 8:52 pm, "Michael Pardee"
> > > <michaeltn...@cybertrails.com> wrote:
> > > > <steven.scir...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >
> > > > news:1178801798.437665.273910@e51g2000hsg.googlegr oups.com...
> >
> > > > > Hey all,
> >
> > > > > I have a 91 civic 3-door with 140k km
> > > > > (european) on it. Im finding it increasingly hard to shift
> > > > > gear from 1st to 2nd...The problem seems to go away after the
> > > > > 20-30 mins of driving...All the other gear changes seem
> > > > > fine....Im thinking its one of two things...time for a tranny
> > > > > oil change or adjusting the clutchcable (since the change
> > > > > seems easier when the clutch is floored)...any ideas?
> >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > > Steve
> >
> > > > This is a good time for a tranny oil change. First to second
> > > > seems the be the first shift affected by low lube, and new oil
> > > > should make a big improvement. Honda MTL is preferred, although
> > > > others swear by Redline MTL.
> >
> > > > Mike
> >
> > > cheers mike! will do so....
> >
> > > Steve
> >
> > I use Castrol VMX in my '85 City's gearbox. According to a couple
> > mechanics I've spoken with it's /the/ oil to use in
> > transverse-mounted engine gearboxes.
>
> I've also noticed that if I change gear (1st -> 2nd) at slower speeds
> < 10 km/h it changes ok....only when at speeds approaching 20 km/h
> does it get hard....
>
> Steve

That indicates to me that you need to adjust your clutch cable. It's cheap
(you can do it yourself) and if it doesn't fix it then you can look
elsewhere. It sounds to me like it's not de-clutching sufficiently.

Luck...
--
Shaun.

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