I have always been a fan of the B series Shifter feel. Especially when it's right. This video shows you some of my little secrets on improving the shifter and shift linkage. This makes suck an improvement and I know you will love it.
There’s an old saying that knowledge is power, I have no desire for power but I will take all the knowledge I can get. Thanks for sharing my friend.👌🏾👌🏾👍🏽👍🏽😊
This video perfectly explains on how to service your shift linkage without needing to replace it with a aftermarket shift linkage joint. The question is how long it takes to wear out again but none the less I will use this tip to adjust my linkage on my own car Thanks for the video.
Thanks John for your amazing attention to detail on this build! Been slacking on this build, so I'm currently binge watching it and loving every second! I'm always for build it right the first time in case I wanna do boost or crank up the boost
Thank you sir. From Australia. Appreciate all your effort to put these videos together for us. Just rebuilt my ef8 shift linkage and shifter. Feels perfect
My mind is just blown from watching you John just go threw every step. LHT is Boss. Just wish I lived in Florida lol. You guys are the best so it's worth the drive. Great vid, I'm looking forward to seeing how far George is gonna take his ep3 civic si.
I want to say thank you for the effort and your insights on the videos you guys make, their are so many things you point out and cover when it comes to working on cars and I love the fact you actually share your experience with us. You have made a great series of videos and show many car guys and especially Honda fans that the time and effort is absolutely worth it. This is a great example of quality builds and should make people inspired and more mindful of who works on their cars. Thanks so much to all involved at LHTPerfomance and hello from Australia
Steve Jones Thanks Steve. I’m glad you enjoy them. I truly hope the videos inspire people and enjoy their cars and learn how to improve an modify them.
You have the best import videos on RU-vid. Thank you for all of the content. This is making me want to get my 95 GSR back in the garage and drivable again.
mattuk180586 Thanks. I’m glad this is inspiring people to get into their cars. The new car are cool but the earlier Honda’s are so good. They are already becoming classics.
Excellent video. I love the content and have learned alot and learn something new with every video. I hope to be a future customer soon. Keep up the good work
Glad a video like this exists.... just did my auto to manual swap thought I just needed to change out the bushings but when I put it in it was super sloppy, lesson learned if anything is second hand just restore it before you install
Love it! 😍 I already ordered mine from honda today and I will be installing them asap. Thank you for this tip I totally overlooked that duh lol! Thank you again for these gems 😊
Thank you LHT for the great video! Some additional tips for those in the rust belt- The thrust washers part number 54105-692-010 (he calls them dust boots) were pretty bad on my car, I'll be getting new ones. The hole at the bottom of the shift lever was rusty inside and it makes the new parts a very tight fit unless you take a round file to it and knock down the rust. The small bolts with the locking heads he mentions at 5:40, I had to get some vice grips on the top side to get the nuts off. On a rusty car they just spin.
Hey there John! So I was going to do exactly this to my shifter to tighten it up BUT then I found that you can still buy the OEM shifter rod from honda (bottom one not top one) and so that's what I did! It was cheap too!
I've been having a problem with my 94' GSR shifter in that it gets really stiff and hard to shift as the engine/exhaust piping gets hot. Its been very hot here in Nashville and this started happening much more often after getting the car up to interstate speed but then after I slow down off the interstate it seems to back off a bit and once again become normal in its shifting feel. Would this rebuild get me back to normal feel even at higher temps? Seems like my problem might be the worn bushings and o rings drying out.
How would I go about rebuilding the shift linkage joint that attaches to the transmission. I ordered a hasport shift linkage rebuild kit but I’m not sure on how to separate the joint from the linkage.
i have a b series swapped crx and i reaplaced the the "bird cage" and the bushings and its still sloppy as hell what else could i do to fix this? I also have a plm shifter which is pretty much a k-tuned knock off
I'm glad to see your 2001 GSR is still in generally good running order with 134,000 miles on the odometer. My 94 GSR has 88,295 kilometers on the odometer...
@@LHTPerformance I live in a snowy part of Ontario. The car has never seen winters so it is rust free. It sits indoors on blocks 7 months or more every year. I start it once a week and run it 20 to 30 minutes on the off season. Condensation has taken a toll on the exhaust in spite of this... but not bad as I got 25 years out of the original exhaust.
heat and alot of it. had the same problem. bitch pin had to be drilled thru do to alot of rust, then applied a alot of heat and came right out, was struggling without the heat
Hello Everybody if you can help me with answering it would be cool, i just put an Hybrid racing short shifter, stiffer gearbox springs, there is no play what ever in the shifting linkeage but my shifter goes left right too much, when i film under the car, the control going intro the gearbox moves so the play is in the gearbox ? Is that possible ? Normal on B series ?
Just changed same bushings on my D series Civic. Now can feel a low rumble metal vibration at times that wasn’t there with old bushings. Mostly when car bucks a bit or when starting. Installation error or due to polyurethane on the two mounting points?
@@LHTPerformance I’m thinking I may have overtightened the bolt that goes through the bushing with the o-rings. Would that cause any issues like that if becomes too rigid?
I'm very anal about my shifter feel. I've rebuilt my shift linkage a couple of times. One thing you didn't address is the looseness that can develop near the bitch pin area. I'm guessing at that point you may need a new shifter or pin. I used to drag race with the Circuit Hero Extender matched with a Mugen Shift Knob. Its an awesome combo. The down side is that eventually the shifter snaps at its weakest point. My girlfriend bought me the New Hybrid Racing shifter for Christmas. I have yet to install it. I "REALLY" enjoy your videos keep up the good work. 👍👍💯
Scorpio7 XXX Yes. You’re right. I like to install a new bitch pin. A little slop here and there all add up. This Integra was sloppy when I took it for a drive.
I’m about to rebuild min also I know I’m a lil late but I was thinking wat if the lever in the transmission is loose? Like can that Also be it? Like wat if the rod inside the trans moves. ( and with the loose joint)
@@oscardlr4284 I've never experienced that personally. I suggest just going underneath the car & shake the linkage to see where it has play. Sometimes the linkage it's self is just worn out. You can purchase a new one or rebuilt it. The choice is yours.
Starting to think u might have OCD. If u didnt know that already. After watching a few of your videos. As a certified internet doctor. I diagnose u with OCD.
@@LHTPerformance i agree and ive learned your method its awesome and very informative! dont get mewrong i would like to make a vid but the thing is i can count all fingers and toes of how many youtube channels got vids Latommyla, siricko,zosh jus to name a few.
HaterHurter sirG345 Sure. It’s good to share ideas and options. Now the Integra crowd is a little more mature I’m happy to share. The Yo Yo crowd will never understand
I'm in the process of buying new parts to refresh my shift linkage, and I think the little O rings may be part 91303-HAO-004, rather than 92303. Home thats helpful to anyone undergoing this work.
