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11-19-2007, 06:59 PM
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I got nervous during the install and quit. someone please answer a question about the cotter pins. I got not get them off without almost breaking one. Will I still use the stock cotter pins or can I snap them off. This will be the only the 2nd install on a car I have ever done in my life, so any help is appreciated. I did the SS today and damn me to heck if I didnt drop not only the SS and the little black pin into oblivion today.
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11-19-2007, 08:28 PM
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I reused the stock pins. They shouldnt break while taking them off, but swing by honda and pay the .50 for them and have some extra just in case. Be sure to lube the bushings, inside and out before you install them, not so much for longevity, more for ease of installation.
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11-24-2007, 09:09 PM
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If you freeze the bushings over night before the install they will shrink just enough to make them slide right in, A little trick learned from dirtbike bushings. You have to work quickly as for once they thaw they begin to expand to normal size again, you don't want to be shaving these down for that defeats the purpose of changing them in the first place. As for the dreaded 3rd gear this does help a little but it's not the full cure, I have done bushings, skunk2 short shifter and 440gr skunk2 knob and it's better but it still was not the fix so after doing a little research on MTF's I found BG Syncro shift which is run as the stock fluid in the EVO a car known to be a lil violent on the tranny being that you are driving a stick if you have this problem you can do the flush by simpley dumpin the old and running in the BG. I ran the car hard for about a half hour down shifting from high RPM TO REALLY WORK IT IN. After working it into the trans I dumped again refilled and ran it for a day or about 100 miles then went and picked up the additives from honda refilled with the bg and the new additives and so far things have been all good if you want to save some loot you can find an acura dealer and get the performance MTF that they use in the type s also good stuff but th BG is better but also has a nice price tag with it since it is normally used to flush I was only able to find at a mitsubishi dealer in a 3 gallon size for a $68 price tag and was told by my speed shop that it is too expensive for them to carry and that they can't get small amounts so you may need to go to a dealership to get it, but hey re doin a tranny with new syncro's is gonna cost alot more so I guess $68 ain't that bad. 3 months now without problem so I think it worked.
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01-12-2008, 04:22 PM
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Can anyone take a picture of the final install with the new pins on there, do the new pins that look kind of weird just slide on there and i don't have to bend them at all?
So if you have a cai and you can take a picture for me of what they look like install with the new pins on, it will help me alot, thanks. I had this thing on my house for like 2 months and have not install them. |
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