Over the last few winters my 90 accord EX has developed a problem with the manual transmission shifter when the car is cold. The shifter moves easily in the North-South (front-back) direction, but is extremely stiff in the East-West direction. I mean that I have to really lean on the shifter to get it to move. It stays stiff for the first 15-20 minutes of driving, gradually loosening up to normal movement when the car is fully warmed up. After the car is warm the shifter is easy to shift and has not a hint of a problem.
Last winter I drained and refilled the transmission with the newer Honda MTL. It improved the overall performance of the transmission, but had no effect on the cold shift problem.
It kind of feels like a shifter cable problem, but I was hoping to find some other folks talking about this problem (and the solution) on the forums before I pulled it all apart. I have not found anyone describing this same problem.
I live in Atlanta, so this problem only occurs for a few months a year. But I would really like to solve it. Please give me your ideas....
Last winter I drained and refilled the transmission with the newer Honda MTL. It improved the overall performance of the transmission, but had no effect on the cold shift problem.
It kind of feels like a shifter cable problem, but I was hoping to find some other folks talking about this problem (and the solution) on the forums before I pulled it all apart. I have not found anyone describing this same problem.
I live in Atlanta, so this problem only occurs for a few months a year. But I would really like to solve it. Please give me your ideas....
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