Transmission & Differential - Poppin out of 2nd, 94 EX

for some reason im having trouble with 2nd gear, it keeps poppin out of gear, im just hoping its not the synchros, could it just be something in my linkage or my mounts, it doesnt pop out all the time, only when im in low rpm and it happens alot when i left off the gas, like my clutch is bouncing or somethin, somebody????[:@]

i'll put my money on it (which is none :) ) that it's your syncrhos.

yeah i was thinkin that, i havent changed the trans fluid since i've had it (15000 miles) and its not sounding so hot. new tranny time.... **ck it, new EG time!

At the risk of sounding like a complete ass, are you talking about an auto or stick? And if a stick, there's no tranny fluid right? I'm not that into trannys so please excuse my idiocy if I'm wrong.

Not that it really much matters but:

The syncrhos is what allows you to put the car in gear without grinding. Once the car is in a gear the job of the syncrhos is done. It is now the design of the gears that keeps it in gear. If you are having trouble putting the car in a gear then the syncrhos are bad. If the car pops out of gear, you have a worn set of gears. Either way you are better off buying a used tranny. The last time I rebuilt a tranny the syncrhos cost about $125 for the entire set and it was about $100 for a set of gears. However if you have a five speed then you have 5 sets of gears. Of course then you have the labor of removing and installing which must be done on a press.

Lucky for you, a used manual tranny isn't to bad on the pocket. If you do decide to change it out be sure to replace the clutch, pressure plate, pilot and T/O bearing and turn the flywheel.

Most manual transmissions (V8's) take gear oil, but I'm pretty sure Honda uses 10W30 in the gear box. At least in the newer ones.