sloppy shifter in my 88 RT how do i fix?

turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
in Engine & Drivetrain
out of all the hondas ive owned this is the first one that has a cable shifter so im unfamilar with it. my shifter is a lil' sloppy it reminds me of a VW shifter :twisted: and i cant stand VW shifters. is there a plastic bushing or soemthing that just wears out over the years that i can replace or am i stuck with the it? thanx

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  • turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
    heres a pic just tell me what i need to replace or repair cuz i will break it if i pull it apart.

    www.civicwagon.com
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    See the bracket that holds bolts 1 and 32? You can start by tightening the two nuts on the linkages to pull her tighter. Someone said they used a bushing kit for theirs but i had a quick look at mine and can't see any bushes.
  • turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
    thats actually out on the tranny right?
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    Correct. Where the cables run through the U shaped holes theres a nut on each side of the cable which you can adjust to tighten the cables up.
  • turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
    i actually have some free time to tomarrow to tinker with it i will let ya know what i figure out. now if i can only figure out my clutch problem i will be set
  • PFIspeedJEWPFIspeedJEW Band Wagon
    go to honda and get parts number 14.. they are the bushings themselves that are connected to each cable.. new ones of these make a world of difference
  • turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
    ya i still havent orderd these ive just been putting it off.
  • turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
    my friends dad up the street that used to own a civic wagon when i was kid dropped off this book today for me. its the honda civic wagon bible this thing is awsome its full of detail anyways i got to looking and it tells u how to overhaul and readjust your shifter assembly so i took the best pictures of the pages that i could if u have troubles reading them i can email a way better pic of the pages that is very clear.

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  • nominousnominous familEE
    turbo_teg wrote:
    www.civicwagon.com

    Looks like a bit of a monster. Did anyone ever even try to PDF that ? :lol:
  • turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
    i dont know....
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    You need Google's book scanning machine. ;)
  • nominousnominous familEE
    I've got access to a rather large machine which would scan both sides of a page and make a PDF. Problem is it does mean cutting up the spine.
    We've had some success getting manuals from Honda UK in the past, I suppose I can try an email to them and see what happens (probably nothing).
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