I have a 97 honda civic dx. It has a 5 speed manual tranny. It is very hard to get it in reverse sometimes, if I shift into 1st & 2nd then it usually goes into reverse. Then if I forget to take it out of 5th gear and come to a complete stop I can't shift out of 5th. Now it is hard to get in 3rd sometimes. Any ideas?

Colin Stickland

• 22516 Answers
• Posted on Jun 22, 2009

SOURCE: I having problems with all my gears

if its a manual then you have moved the splined shaft under the car ,just re adjust it ,slacken pinch bolt and look for original marks in the grime to re set it

SOURCE: I can't shift my 5 speed into reverse. I can

most likely bad shift cable

SOURCE: tranny problem 1st gear wont work really and its

There is problem in the gearbox.The sincronizers for a first & second gear are on the same gearswitch.Need to change them.Forget about the clutch.

SOURCE: 5th gear went out yesterday

time to put a new tranny in that jet most of the time it costs to much to repair it then replace it i have done may tranny rebuilds and replacements to me i would just tell you to replace it at least you will get a better warrentee and stuff

Adam Keating

• 19 Answers
• Posted on Sep 25, 2012

SOURCE: 91 maximal 5 speed won't go into 1st 3rd and 5th

I had same problem with mine when I first got it. It's really quite a simple fix, if indeed it is the same problem. Anyway you need to jack up the front end and support it on both sides with jack stands. crawl up underneath the car and look for where your gear shifter comes down through the floor of the car. follow the linkage, and check that its nice and tight. I am telling you this from memory so sorry for the vagueness, but there are two pretty big screws holding it in place. Maybe they are lose or as it was in my case, one fell out. I replaced the screw and tightened the other and voila! worked beautifully. Hope this helps.