tranmission problems suck

[urhomieblaze]

i got a 95 civic w/ b18c and my transmision locked up the other day, it wouldn't shift out of 2nd, clutch worked fine. just wouldn't come out of gear. so i get it home and start tearing it apart. got the axles out and started to remove the bitch pin from the linkage, i bang it afew times and the transmision pops out of gear,and shifts fine now, WTF? i have no idea why it locked up, has this shit happen to anyone else? any ideas why it would do that?

[ryanman]

WTF is a bitch pin? You mean a cotter pin?

[STIBungy]

Alot of times, aftermarket exhausts sit a bit higher than stock and the shift linkage will hit it and sometimes snag.

[hsunchen]

WTF is a bitch pin? You mean a cotter pin?

The proper name for the "bitch pin" is a spring pin. It connects the shift linkage to the thingie that comes out of the tranny.

Part #28 in this diagram . . .

http://www.acuraparts247.com/sunnyside/jsp/prddisplay.jsp?inputstate=5&catcgry1=INTEGRA&catcgry2=1995&catcgry3=3DR+LS&catcgry4=KA5MT&catcgry5=SHIFT+LEVER&ListAll=All&vinsrch=no

[ryanman]

Ahhhhhh, that pin, I know that pin.

[Weston-work]

Hahahah. Yeah, that pin is real fun to get out. But it's not so horrible if you have the right sized pin punch (or a bolt of a similar size).

[ryanman]

It's real easy to get in/out with an air hammer and the right bit, that's what I've always used.