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Originally Posted by Special Ringpop
To be honest, your guess is as good as mine. I suspect the part has never been changed in any of the iterations it has been in (the RSX-S, the Accord 6MT, etc) until recently (noted by the 2008 VIN range).
I suspect that the faulty syncro is present on all 2006-2007 (and some 2008) Si models. Why some of us have problems and others don't is utterly beyond me. There are so many potential reasons with no definitive answers.
My feeling on it is this: I think Honda started manufacturing the 2008 Si models (after the TSB's VIN range) with the new parts. This effectively tells me they know the part is faulty. I think that right there warrants ALL 2006+ transmissions being ripped apart, whether its problematic or not. They've admit, through action, that there is a fauly syncro in 3 and 4 (gears).
The process has not, and I doubt will, change. You have to go to the dealer, get them to replicate it (easier said than done, it took me almost 20 visits and much frustration), and then they will take care of it.
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while you might think it's a totally faulty part, there's a large potential that the issue stems from a manufacturing defect on the part itself that might be within manufacturing tolerances.
it could be something as simple as 1/1000th of an inch difference in how something is machined (or even as close as 1/10000th).
the original parts might all be within the previous tolerances, but you might have a few defects in the parts as always happens in manufacturing. those that have the issues, might have something that's out of whack by that little, and those that don't might have something that's within the tolerances, and is a little more lose than the ones with problems...
it's a guess.
what says that it's not a total recall... is that not all vehicles are effected by it.