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by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on May 1st, 2007
You killed the synchros in your lower gears.
You been racing? Jackrabbit starts? Just plain dumping the clutch?
by jamesdean062879 on October 12th, 2009
I have problems in 1st and 2nd with mine. Actually, with the car stopped I have trouble in all gears. Your clutch is probably releasing enough that while moving, the higher gears synchronise well anyway. The problem is most likely due to trouble in the hydraulic system (air, or just not enough movement), or possibly that the flywheel is so severely worn that the piston can no longer push the pressure plate far enough to fully disengage the clutch (this doesn't make sense to me, but someone else suggested it...usually as a clutch wears it is more likely to disengage and less likely to fully engage). I have yet to discover the true problem, but I strongly suspect the hydraulic system, which is factory sealed (boo!). Sometimes my clutch fully disengages and sometimes it doesn't, and grabs just enough to make it difficult to select gears. Jiggling the pedal up and down a bit sometimes corrects this. You could also have a sticking pressure plate (and I might have this problem, too).
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This would be my answer, but I'm not 100% sure because he doesn't mention having to rev-match or any grinding problems.
by geek860 on May 1st, 2007
True. However I have yet to see anyone force a shift without some evil noises from the transmission.
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on May 1st, 2007
Then you haven't met me yet. 06 civic has a faulty tranny I think. Gotta force it into 1st or 2nd sometimes. It will just choose a random time to not fully engage, so when doing a quick shift I let out the clutch and get that bone-chilling grinding noise. Gotta throw the clutch back in and literally make it go into gear.
by geek860 on May 1st, 2007
To date, I have found/experienced three types of shift. 1) Smooth and silent. 2) Hesitant but will drop into gear after a second or two of GENTLE steady pressure. 3) Grinding. I get #3 from my current Golf if I try to go too quickly on the 1-2 upshift or try moving the shifter into 1st with the vehicle in motion, #2 if I take it gently and only engage 1st at a dead stop. Of course after 216K miles I'm glad it still HAS all 5 gears and a clutch to engage them.
by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on May 2nd, 2007