should I ge this checked? - Honda Prelude Forum

NtPReLuDe · 02-10-2002, 09:58 PM

I don't know if its just me but I'm almost my shifter is getting harder to shift. The shifts aren't as smooth as it used to be. I had a dc short shift kit in but it broke and I've left it stock since. I drove my friends teg the other day and a mx-6 today, both of them as a lot smoother then mine. Back to honda?

NirVTEC · 02-10-2002, 11:12 PM

Other places have looked at it and they can't fix it, or it's still under factory or extended warranty!!!

ice1cube · 02-10-2002, 11:21 PM

usually whne its hard to shift and get into gear.....it means ur synchros are going

honda should replace synchros under warranty so you should be fine

NtPReLuDe · 02-11-2002, 12:12 AM

noo.... how long exactly is the warrenty? I think i'm in trouble then..... is replacing the syncros expens? ok going to drive like a grandma from now on.....

ice1cube · 02-11-2002, 12:33 AM

the warranty that comes w/ the car is 36,000 miles or 3 years is it? from when the car was made

extended is 7 years w/ 100,000 miles which is what i have

synchros break when u shift hard into ur gears and pound ur gearbox.....or when u make them work hard to rev match for u, if u rev match, spend less time on the clutch, and shift softly (slowly if need be) ur synchros shud be fine until like 100,000 miles (or more)

NtPReLuDe · 02-11-2002, 02:06 AM

Well i got my car in Aug of 2000. Since then i've put on 42k miles so I guess I'm off my warrenty..... and I don't think the 42k miles were easy either many hard shifts... many shots of nos.... extreame clutch... for some reason I love the way the thires chirp on second and third... many burnouts just for fun..... I deserve this don't I? Well anyone know what I'm looking at for cost to fix/replace/repair my syncros?