GChambers

[QUOTE]Originally posted by REV IT
[B]I know this sounds stupid , but I'm not a real experienced manual transmission driver. When I am driving in traffic around 7-10mph, the gearbox wont let me shift from 2nd to 1st. 1st is "locked" out until i

nsxs2000

To answar the original ? I had both tranny tsb's done on my 00 ,I was more bothered by the decelleration buz and while they were at it I had the grind fix done .I have been happy with the result! Now the car sounds like a car and not a kitchen appliance.You can find the exact tsb's on this site.

SmoothVTEC

How much would that cost outside of the warranty period?????????????????

Gernby

Just 1 testicle.

xviper

Yes, 1st gear incorporates a "blocker ring". Most manuals have them. It's to prevent unintentional shifting into 1st at too high a speed. The consequences could be dire.
However, having said that, it is quite easy to shift into 1st from a relatively high speed if you double clutch and rev match. I've done it from as fast as 30 MPH but must rev the crap out of it to make it work. I wouldn't recommend it unless you "work up to it" and have a good reason to do it.
To bad there isn't an effective blocker ring for 2nd to safeguard against those pesky 5 - 2 downshifts, huh?

xviper

That's not too bad considering what a "real" tickle costs.

REV IT

thanks xviper- good to know i haven't f-ed up my tranny just yet.

JL9000

I just thought about something.
Could it have anything to do with having a little downward force while shifting that creates the grinds?
I tend to do that, and even though I just tried both technique today and could find the differences, I was just wondering if it's possible?

Any comments are welcome.

xviper

I don't believe so. "Downward" force is used to actuate (and get to) the reverse shift piece but when the stick is in the 1-2 gate, it is too far from the reverse shift piece to "accidentally" put anything out of alignment. The only thing I can see possibly happening is that with the downward pressure, this might be change the way you hold the stick in the 1-2 gate. I noticed that when I changed to the extra weight of the Titanium knob, that I was grinding till I got used to the weight. It was throwing off the way I applied left pressure to the stick in the 1-2 shift. Once I got used to the weight, I have not ground for those same reasons.

JL9000

[QUOTE]Originally posted by xviper
[B]
I don't believe so.