common or not? - Honda Prelude Forum

IALuder · 03-31-2006, 08:03 PM

ok when i shift into third above 5K rpm it grinds. is this common wear n tear? what cuases this?

i got after market drivetrain. ACT 6puck act HD plate and jun flywheel.

jsmooney · 03-31-2006, 09:14 PM

its the synchro wearing out!

its been wrong with my tranny for a while now....

IALuder · 03-31-2006, 10:51 PM

so are there better alternatives to this problem? better synchros?

petern101 · 03-31-2006, 11:55 PM

or just replacing the synchros would help it

they make better synchros, carbon synchros if i'm not mistaken

jsmooney · 04-01-2006, 01:02 AM

yes, they make synchros and i think they are cheap (less than $5 last time i heard).

BUT you have to either take apart the transmission or pay someone to do that - the labor could very well be over $500 and in that case, a new(er) transmission would be cheaper.

UWNTSUM · 04-01-2006, 02:17 PM

bad synchros are a common problem with hondas.... 1st and 3rd seem to be the most common on alot of civics, integras and preludes. Heck even the 01-04 rsx has tranny probs.... not to mention the automatic tranny probs on 98+ accords, ss preludes, tl, cl, etc... honda had to give lots of customers extended drive train warrenty. My sis got bumped up to 7yrs on her 03 tl-s.

IALuder · 04-01-2006, 03:28 PM

damn, i dont want to **** with this. but i cant stand the grind.