First Gear??? Check it out.

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wketchin

Discussion Starter · Sep 6, 2008

I went to my friend's property yeaterday night and he has a pretty well lit section of driveway that is about a mile long (he lives in the sticks, it used to be an old farm, but they converted it to a house).. it's paved really well actually. But i noticed when i launch my car, it POPS RIGHT OUT OF FIRST GEAR.

I just installed ESMM, i have toyo proxies, Kosei Rims, installed the BC N+ coilovers, and i am running Penzoil Synchomesh..

I am curious, becuase this is really annoying. my friends were doing 1/4's all night, and i was basically watching becuase i tried 3 or 4 times, and each time, it popped out. I even held it in gear pressing up, and it still pops out. I stopped, becuase i dont want to hurt anything. Also, there isn't any wheel hop either.

But if i start off normally, and then FLOOR it, it doesn't pop out.

Do i have a fucked up tranny? what and how can i go about fixing it?

Cliffs:
- First gear pops out, no matter what, during a hard launch.
- If i start normally and FLOOR it, it doesn't pop out.
- I have virutally no wheel hop, so im left clueless. :questionm:questionm

Thanks guys. I searched, but everyone has tird gear and second gear pop out. So i was wondering since it was first if it was something different than the synchros.

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wketchin

Discussion Starter · #2 · Sep 6, 2008

could it be my clutch, since there is a huge load on a launch? could it just be slipping? i mean, it legitimatly pops out. so i think it might be the tranny.

wketchin

Discussion Starter · #3 · Sep 7, 2008

I'm guessing this is beyond clubrsx'ers.

Ktec

· #4 · Sep 7, 2008

my guess is clutch, and ask some tranny specialists

Carlow

· #5 · Sep 7, 2008

It could be many possible things just make sure you dianose it once properly i dont think you would like to pull your tranny out several times.

Type-SBeast

· #6 · Sep 7, 2008

you could have fd the synchro

K20 on b00st s0n

· #7 · Sep 7, 2008

Do you ever downshift to 1st?

c0ldfyr3

· #8 · Sep 7, 2008

K20 on b00st s0n said:
Do you ever downshift to 1st?

I do.. not often but I have. Not good huh?

kay20tilldeath

· #9 · Sep 8, 2008

hmm,i have kinda a similar prob.when i am driving in 1st(not getting on it)and shift to second it pops out kinda when goin into second.like i push clutch in,pull shifter and it pushes out real easily.but if i dont shift and let off gas it doesnt pop out.i am woundering if it is similar porbs.as u?could be clucth

K20 on b00st s0n

· #10 · Sep 8, 2008

c0ldfyr3 said:
I do.. not often but I have. Not good huh?

Yeah, as a general guideline, don't downshift to 1st

FutureITR

· #11 · Sep 8, 2008

Try switching the tranny fluid to Honda/Amsoil/Redline. Try it.

wketchin

Discussion Starter · #12 · Sep 8, 2008

I feel as if it's most likely the shitty RSX tranny. I tried it again today to just see what it would do, and yet again, it popped out. I feel a popping when it pops out as well through the shifter.

I never downshift to first, i don't see the need since our cars are already tuned really high. You can basically START in second if you are rolling.

And as for the tranny fluid, i had really bad second gear grind and thrid gear popout before until i changed to this tranny fluid. Now second and third hasn't happened once. But now first is all fucked up :-( I don't see how trying other fluids though would hurt, so ill give it a try.

rensoyka

· #13 · Sep 8, 2008

here's an interesting article

http://www.wcengineering.com/articles/popout.html

Flanz

· #14 · Sep 8, 2008

i vote tranny fluid, change to amsoil

wketchin

Discussion Starter · #15 · Sep 9, 2008

rensoyka said:
here's an interesting article

http://www.wcengineering.com/articles/popout.html

So it says that it could be the detent springs? i have esmm, but i should probably pick up a tranny mount as well. Hopefully it won't allot the play involved in disengauging the first gear during launch.

I'll give the amsoil a try, then tranny mount, and if it still does it, i will look into getting my tranny looked at by a professional.

Maybe even send it out for a rebuild (i forgot which member does it, but it's the guy who is selling the new shorter gear set, $450

)

Thanks guys!!

Flanz

· #16 · Sep 9, 2008

crsx does rebuilds...btw

wketchin

Discussion Starter · #17 · Sep 9, 2008

Flanz said:
crsx does rebuilds...btw

much more expensive though.

types_zane

· #18 · Sep 9, 2008

rensoyka said:
here's an interesting article

http://www.wcengineering.com/articles/popout.html

Great find!

dc5jimbo

· #19 · Sep 9, 2008

rensoyka said:
here's an interesting article

http://www.wcengineering.com/articles/popout.html

great find bro !!!

Ferreira Competitions

· #20 · Sep 9, 2008

wketchin said:
So it says that it could be the detent springs? i have esmm, but i should probably pick up a tranny mount as well. Hopefully it won't allot the play involved in disengauging the first gear during launch.

I'll give the amsoil a try, then tranny mount, and if it still does it, i will look into getting my tranny looked at by a professional.

Maybe even send it out for a rebuild (i forgot which member does it, but it's the guy who is selling the new shorter gear set, $450 )

Thanks guys!!

Its not those springs, most likely its the syncro teeth that are chewed up. Easy rebuild though.

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