Ok so i rebuilt my civic and it hasnt been started yet but it wont shift into 1st or 2nd. It will go into 3rd, 4th, 5th, and reverse. Any ides what it could be? Its a 1998 honda civic. y8 tranny.

 

[HR][/HR] OK so i recently rebuilt my civic and the 5 speed hydro tranny wont go into first or 2nd. I replaced the clutch and preassure plate. And disconnected the shift linkage. I Can not get the car to go into first or 2nd. I have not started the car since the rebuild but still. Also i replaced all the dot 3 fluid and bleed the clutch and it feels really loose. Like its pretty easy to push it to the floor. Anyone?

 

Can you put it in 1st or second manually by moving the actual linkage while inder the hood?

 

Nope i just tried that yesterday and it only clicks like 3 times.

 

Hmm is this the original trans. Was it working fine before?

 

Yup it was working great before i rebuilt my motor, and i changed the clutch and pressure plate. And now it is having this problem.

 

Im at a loss, Im not that good with transmissions unfortunatly, hopefully someone else can be a better help than I

 

Hey well thanks for the help anyways. Rep'd

 

The trans shift rod should rotate to the left for 1st & 2nd, neutral/3rd/4th will be in the middle, 5th & reverse will rotate to the right. Have someone inside move the shifter while you look underneath.With the car off the clutch has nothing to do with the trans shifting.

 

Alright ill do that tomorrow so by me manually pulling the shift its only gonna click three times pulling it straight? And then rotate left to go into first and 2nd?