major problem...what did i do???

norcal450 · 09-17-2007, 07:21 PM

had my TWM SS and cable bushings installed for a month or so...love it! well i took the SI up through some twisties saturday. keep it in 3rd gear most of the time and between 4-6k rpm. on the way home i went to hit 3rd gear at 8k and miss shifted and the shift felt very weird. so i tried it again and bam another missed shift. weird...havent missed a shift in the 6k miles of ownership.

figured it was just me. woke up the next morning and couldnt find reverse

it just wasnt there...it was like empty space and it had just gone away. so i drove around and noticed just about every gear was screwed up. took the shift knob up and re tightened the SS and everything and was good to go. well the same thing happened today

i cant shift fast into any gear and reverse is gone. this is what it looks like...could this sleeve be the cause of the problem? please help...i have never power shifted this car and at a complete loss. this is my 5th manual car for the record

Help! Can't get into reverse!

marecki7 · 09-18-2007, 12:54 AM

Do you have CAI installed?????????

norcal450 · 09-18-2007, 03:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marecki7

Do you have CAI installed?????????

no 100% stock aside from ss and cable bushings

Tastycakes · 09-18-2007, 07:02 AM

Busted cable? Its threads like these that make me not get short shifter and stiffer bushings.

I'd say put the stock parts back in (i know it sucks lol) then take it to the dealer and NEVER let them know you had em.

Jgams · 09-18-2007, 09:21 AM

Yea, its weird that two of these types of threads have popped up in the past week or so!

Keep us posted on your progress man. Someone in the related thread said they were taking their ride into the dealership on Wednesday, hopefully they post back. I think all of us who have the cable bushings would love to know how the problem is resolved in case it happens to us ... well, at least i know i am.

norcal450 · 09-18-2007, 03:41 PM

ya i just dont get what might have happened...my dealer is real cool so hopefully i can get this taken care of under warranty. again, im at a lost as to what could have happened. oh and, i am that guy in the other thread taken it in on wed

nese005 · 09-18-2007, 11:49 PM

oh wow , i was gonna buy a ss today! hmmm how it doesnt happen to me

raycl · 09-19-2007, 07:35 AM

Sounds like the rubber cover over the shift cable came off (where you put the bushings in at the trans) Mine did this and I took a zip tie and put in on the end to keep it in one place. The inner part i ssliding off and binding not allowing for full motion.

norcal450 · 09-20-2007, 12:45 AM

well good news guys...dealer is covering it under warranty. i took it to the dealer with the TWM cable bushings installed (i threw the stock ones out, doh)

the cable is in fact bent/stretched and some plastic piece is busted. dont know what part exactly there talking about. the cable and piece is on national backorder so my dealer is under the impression that this might be a more common problem then we think. the sun visors are also on back order.

ill report back once i get the car back. hes checking with the sales manager to pull the parts off a brand new SI on the lot so i dont have to wait 1-2 weeks, i didnt complain =)

***Undispu7ed*** · 09-20-2007, 12:52 AM

Damn, and I had thought about getting SS too....don't know if I want to anymore.

suave2978 · 09-20-2007, 12:56 AM

yeah twm ss was some of my next mod. anyone else had problem with twm ss shifter with cable and bushing??

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norcal450 · 09-20-2007, 01:58 AM

i dont think this was a result of the bushings and ss...somehow i think i messed up something during the install. wish i knew or understood what i might have done wrong

Jgams · 09-20-2007, 09:09 AM

Good to hear that they are covering it man ... maybe the install was a catalyst to this problem. If you wouldn't have done the install, maybe you would have gotten another year or so with the cables before a failure occurred.

raycl · 09-20-2007, 11:02 AM

As I said in the other post. The rubber boot came off the cable. When this happens the cable will kink. Mine did this and I slid the boot back on and put a zip tie on it. When it would do this I couldn't get into reverse and first (can't remeber the forward gear, but I'm sure of reverse) Haven't had a problem since.

vetkiller · 09-20-2007, 09:23 PM

I'm not so sure it's the product. I have had the SS and base bushings in for over 6 months now and no problems what so ever. Shifts are louder due to the bushings, but they are more precise. If anything, the short shifter is not short enough.

***senfinger*** · 03-09-2008, 11:16 AM

Looking at purchasing an SS soon... Is this still happening? Just wondering if it's the product (Any SS Brand) or is it a defect (Since we have linkage issues already) = P

09-17-2007, 07:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
norcal450 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 77 iTrader: 0 / 0%	major problem...what did i do??? had my TWM SS and cable bushings installed for a month or so...love it! well i took the SI up through some twisties saturday. keep it in 3rd gear most of the time and between 4-6k rpm. on the way home i went to hit 3rd gear at 8k and miss shifted and the shift felt very weird. so i tried it again and bam another missed shift. weird...havent missed a shift in the 6k miles of ownership. figured it was just me. woke up the next morning and couldnt find reverse it just wasnt there...it was like empty space and it had just gone away. so i drove around and noticed just about every gear was screwed up. took the shift knob up and re tightened the SS and everything and was good to go. well the same thing happened today i cant shift fast into any gear and reverse is gone. this is what it looks like...could this sleeve be the cause of the problem? please help...i have never power shifted this car and at a complete loss. this is my 5th manual car for the record Help! Can't get into reverse!

09-20-2007, 12:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
*Undispu7ed* VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 3,991 Jon iTrader: 1 / 100%	Damn, and I had thought about getting SS too....don't know if I want to anymore. __________________ Hardships of my RR Si http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/intro...k-anymore.html

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09-18-2007, 12:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
marecki7 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 190 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Do you have CAI installed?????????

09-18-2007, 07:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tastycakes Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NW Suburbs of Chicago Age: 25 Posts: 2,632 Mike iTrader: 0 / 0%	Busted cable? Its threads like these that make me not get short shifter and stiffer bushings. I'd say put the stock parts back in (i know it sucks lol) then take it to the dealer and NEVER let them know you had em.

09-18-2007, 09:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jgams Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 245 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yea, its weird that two of these types of threads have popped up in the past week or so! Keep us posted on your progress man. Someone in the related thread said they were taking their ride into the dealership on Wednesday, hopefully they post back. I think all of us who have the cable bushings would love to know how the problem is resolved in case it happens to us ... well, at least i know i am.

09-18-2007, 03:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
norcal450 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 77 iTrader: 0 / 0%	ya i just dont get what might have happened...my dealer is real cool so hopefully i can get this taken care of under warranty. again, im at a lost as to what could have happened. oh and, i am that guy in the other thread taken it in on wed

09-18-2007, 11:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
nese005 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: 614 ohio Posts: 1,573 Panda iTrader: 1 / 100%	oh wow , i was gonna buy a ss today! hmmm how it doesnt happen to me

09-19-2007, 07:35 AM	#8 (permalink)
raycl Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West Des Moines Age: 40 Posts: 664 Ray iTrader: 0 / 0%	Sounds like the rubber cover over the shift cable came off (where you put the bushings in at the trans) Mine did this and I took a zip tie and put in on the end to keep it in one place. The inner part i ssliding off and binding not allowing for full motion.

09-20-2007, 12:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
norcal450 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 77 iTrader: 0 / 0%	well good news guys...dealer is covering it under warranty. i took it to the dealer with the TWM cable bushings installed (i threw the stock ones out, doh) the cable is in fact bent/stretched and some plastic piece is busted. dont know what part exactly there talking about. the cable and piece is on national backorder so my dealer is under the impression that this might be a more common problem then we think. the sun visors are also on back order. ill report back once i get the car back. hes checking with the sales manager to pull the parts off a brand new SI on the lot so i dont have to wait 1-2 weeks, i didnt complain =)

09-20-2007, 12:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
suave2978 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Shawinigan, canada Age: 30 Posts: 275 Eric iTrader: 0 / 0%	yeah twm ss was some of my next mod. anyone else had problem with twm ss shifter with cable and bushing?? Subscribed

09-20-2007, 01:58 AM	#12 (permalink)
norcal450 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 77 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i dont think this was a result of the bushings and ss...somehow i think i messed up something during the install. wish i knew or understood what i might have done wrong

09-20-2007, 09:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
Jgams Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mississauga, Ontario Posts: 245 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Good to hear that they are covering it man ... maybe the install was a catalyst to this problem. If you wouldn't have done the install, maybe you would have gotten another year or so with the cables before a failure occurred.

09-20-2007, 11:02 AM	#14 (permalink)
raycl Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West Des Moines Age: 40 Posts: 664 Ray iTrader: 0 / 0%	As I said in the other post. The rubber boot came off the cable. When this happens the cable will kink. Mine did this and I slid the boot back on and put a zip tie on it. When it would do this I couldn't get into reverse and first (can't remeber the forward gear, but I'm sure of reverse) Haven't had a problem since.

09-20-2007, 09:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
vetkiller Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 528 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I'm not so sure it's the product. I have had the SS and base bushings in for over 6 months now and no problems what so ever. Shifts are louder due to the bushings, but they are more precise. If anything, the short shifter is not short enough.

03-09-2008, 11:16 AM	#16 (permalink)
*senfinger* ATL Squad# 24 \o/ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canton, GA Age: 27 Posts: 1,566 Stephen iTrader: 3 / 100%	Looking at purchasing an SS soon... Is this still happening? Just wondering if it's the product (Any SS Brand) or is it a defect (Since we have linkage issues already) = P