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Grip72 · 01-16-2004, 06:00 PM

Ok...i hate my life and my car is stupid.

I went to get groceries at safeway and there was a tiny patch of ice and my tires spun in first gear....all of a sudden, my car won't engage into ANY gear, not even reverse. It just makes a sort of soft grinding noise. (so of course i cus, etc etc) I manage to push my car into a parking spot and try it again. This time it works fine! So i go get groceries and when i'm leaving the parking lot, it does the same thing and this time i'm fuked!! So i push it into a parking spot and gather my groceries into a shopping cart and push them home, 2 blocks away...ANyways...is my tranny hooped or what?

And if so, how much does it cost to fix/buy a new tranny for my 91 Honda Accord 5spd?

Grip72 · 01-16-2004, 06:11 PM

no one knows??

IALuder · 01-16-2004, 08:50 PM

500-700 used. depends on how many miles are on the tranny or if its a rebuild. could be you clutch tho.

*AzCivic* · 01-16-2004, 11:34 PM

thats weird, why would it just quite after losing traction?

Grip72 · 01-16-2004, 11:36 PM

i have NO idea....some people have thrown these ideas at me:
- Cv drive axle is fuked
- Transmission related problem
- Clutch
- Shifter LInkage

ebpda9 · 01-17-2004, 01:15 AM

i'd say the clutch is fried.

MAXed Out · 01-17-2004, 01:36 PM

i don't think that the tranny could go bad just from spinning out of control but it might be ur clutch but most likely the shift linkeage. Oh btw the tranny should be around 300-400 if u do it ur self.

01-17-2004, 05:45 PM

you broke an axle i'm willing to bet

01-17-2004, 06:44 PM

go get it diagnosed.

*AzCivic* · 01-17-2004, 07:28 PM

was it just one wheel that lost traction?

Grip72 · 01-17-2004, 08:33 PM

i think it was just one wheel that lost traction. I got it towed today and it will be diagnosed on Monday at the earliest..so i'll let ya'll know what's up once i find out..i think its my drive axle is hooped..i wonder how much that'll be :(

*AzCivic* · 01-17-2004, 08:48 PM

i've heard but cant verify that if one wheel spins too fast while the other just sits that problems can come up, i cant remeber what problems though.

ebpda9 · 01-18-2004, 03:36 PM

maybe the differential ? i know mine does that all the time, but that shouldn't prevent the car from getting in gear

Grip72 · 01-18-2004, 06:52 PM

i know..it happened before..but i'll just have to wait and see what they say tomorrow when they look at it

Grip72 · 01-19-2004, 09:34 AM

Well, the transmission place just called. He said that my driver's side axle broke

and my passanger side axle is leaking. SO they are going to replace both of them and it'll run me roughly $500 after taxes. So its not too bad. But i'm just wondering, HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN?!!? How in the world do i break an axle? That confuses me. I just replaced the the driver's axle about a year ago when the CV Joints were worn out! Weird...my poor, poor Old decrepid car....

*AzCivic* · 01-19-2004, 04:58 PM

500$!!!! you could do it yourself for like $150

ebpda9 · 01-19-2004, 05:04 PM

i think he is talking CAD not USD. anyway that is weirdfor an axle to snap on that car. it's not long at all and the car does make only an eye popping 125hp with 140ft-lbs of tq

Grip72 · 01-19-2004, 06:42 PM

yes i am talking canadian funds...
i just picked up my car and it was $474 total.
-2 new diff axel seals
-new lube gear
-1 exchange rebuilt DS axel assembly
-labour

01-20-2004, 01:10 AM

actualltt not so weird, your tire broke loose and prolly hit a good 80mph(remeber the spinning tire is moving twice as fast as the speedo reads) before catching traction, the shearing force the axle went under when that tire caught traction again is insane, that's what snapped it. $450CAD is fairly cheap, a Honda Reman Axle is $180USD

*AzCivic* · 01-20-2004, 12:49 PM

axles for my civic from autozone with a lifetime warranty are like 70bucks US.

01-20-2004, 12:52 PM

I bet something is just slipping

01-16-2004, 06:00 PM	#1
Grip72 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Calgary, AB Canada Age: 40 Posts: 2,962	WTF?! Transmission Problem? Ok...i hate my life and my car is stupid. I went to get groceries at safeway and there was a tiny patch of ice and my tires spun in first gear....all of a sudden, my car won't engage into ANY gear, not even reverse. It just makes a sort of soft grinding noise. (so of course i cus, etc etc) I manage to push my car into a parking spot and try it again. This time it works fine! So i go get groceries and when i'm leaving the parking lot, it does the same thing and this time i'm fuked!! So i push it into a parking spot and gather my groceries into a shopping cart and push them home, 2 blocks away...ANyways...is my tranny hooped or what? And if so, how much does it cost to fix/buy a new tranny for my 91 Honda Accord 5spd?

01-16-2004, 08:50 PM	#3
IALuder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Des Moines IA Age: 39 Posts: 7,908	500-700 used. depends on how many miles are on the tranny or if its a rebuild. could be you clutch tho. __________________ 93 Si H23vtec......soon to be 12lbs 95 Civic EX....automatic DD if you cant dazzle them with your brillance, baffle them with your bullshit.

01-17-2004, 01:15 AM	#6
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 44 Posts: 17,266	i'd say the clutch is fried. __________________

01-17-2004, 01:36 PM	#7
MAXed Out 6th Gear Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH Age: 39 Posts: 1,974	i don't think that the tranny could go bad just from spinning out of control but it might be ur clutch but most likely the shift linkeage. Oh btw the tranny should be around 300-400 if u do it ur self. __________________ SHIFT_MyNuts Some people call it an obsession I just call it my maxima 1997 Maxima SE 5spd, Stillen Body Kit, Warpspeed Y & B pipes, Magnaflow Muffler, Koni Yellows & Tein S-tech springs, JVC Headunit, Directed 7" in dash screen,Stillen Intake, red/clear tail lights, AE mod, Paceseter STS, EL-Glow Gauges, Clutchmasters FX300 Clutch, rebuilt tranny, 19" Mille Miglia Evo 5's with Pirelli Pzero's(summer), 18" Hp D-10 hyper silver wrapped in Goodyear ultra HPR, SPW front strut bar, Helios 7000k HID, Motostorm UDP, Viper 5000Vx alarm, 2 12" PowerClass 124 subs, Kenwood 1200 Watt amp, DVD Changer

01-18-2004, 03:36 PM	#13
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 44 Posts: 17,266	maybe the differential ? i know mine does that all the time, but that shouldn't prevent the car from getting in gear __________________

01-16-2004, 06:11 PM	#2
Grip72 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Calgary, AB Canada Age: 40 Posts: 2,962	no one knows??

01-16-2004, 11:34 PM	#4
AzCivic Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Az Age: 44 Posts: 3,804	thats weird, why would it just quite after losing traction?

01-16-2004, 11:36 PM	#5
Grip72 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Calgary, AB Canada Age: 40 Posts: 2,962	i have NO idea....some people have thrown these ideas at me: - Cv drive axle is fuked - Transmission related problem - Clutch - Shifter LInkage

01-17-2004, 05:45 PM	#8
HndaTch627 Posts: n/a	you broke an axle i'm willing to bet

01-17-2004, 06:44 PM	#9
Civickid0to60 Posts: n/a	go get it diagnosed.

01-17-2004, 07:28 PM	#10
AzCivic Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Az Age: 44 Posts: 3,804	was it just one wheel that lost traction?

01-17-2004, 08:33 PM	#11
Grip72 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Calgary, AB Canada Age: 40 Posts: 2,962	i think it was just one wheel that lost traction. I got it towed today and it will be diagnosed on Monday at the earliest..so i'll let ya'll know what's up once i find out..i think its my drive axle is hooped..i wonder how much that'll be :(

01-17-2004, 08:48 PM	#12
AzCivic Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Az Age: 44 Posts: 3,804	i've heard but cant verify that if one wheel spins too fast while the other just sits that problems can come up, i cant remeber what problems though.

01-18-2004, 06:52 PM	#14
Grip72 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Calgary, AB Canada Age: 40 Posts: 2,962	i know..it happened before..but i'll just have to wait and see what they say tomorrow when they look at it

01-19-2004, 09:34 AM	#15
Grip72 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Calgary, AB Canada Age: 40 Posts: 2,962	Well, the transmission place just called. He said that my driver's side axle broke and my passanger side axle is leaking. SO they are going to replace both of them and it'll run me roughly $500 after taxes. So its not too bad. But i'm just wondering, HOW THE HELL DID THAT HAPPEN?!!? How in the world do i break an axle? That confuses me. I just replaced the the driver's axle about a year ago when the CV Joints were worn out! Weird...my poor, poor Old decrepid car....

01-19-2004, 04:58 PM	#16
AzCivic Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Az Age: 44 Posts: 3,804	500$!!!! you could do it yourself for like $150

01-19-2004, 05:04 PM	#17
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 44 Posts: 17,266	i think he is talking CAD not USD. anyway that is weirdfor an axle to snap on that car. it's not long at all and the car does make only an eye popping 125hp with 140ft-lbs of tq __________________

01-19-2004, 06:42 PM	#18
Grip72 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Calgary, AB Canada Age: 40 Posts: 2,962	yes i am talking canadian funds... i just picked up my car and it was $474 total. -2 new diff axel seals -new lube gear -1 exchange rebuilt DS axel assembly -labour

01-20-2004, 01:10 AM	#19
HndaTch627 Posts: n/a	actualltt not so weird, your tire broke loose and prolly hit a good 80mph(remeber the spinning tire is moving twice as fast as the speedo reads) before catching traction, the shearing force the axle went under when that tire caught traction again is insane, that's what snapped it. $450CAD is fairly cheap, a Honda Reman Axle is $180USD

01-20-2004, 12:49 PM	#20
AzCivic Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Az Age: 44 Posts: 3,804	axles for my civic from autozone with a lifetime warranty are like 70bucks US.

01-20-2004, 12:52 PM	#21
EX1994 Posts: n/a	I bet something is just slipping

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