1998civicsi

hey my car needs new bushings b/c my shifter was making a wierd noice when i let of the gas (grinding)..so yeah my mechanic said new bushings..
i ahve a 98 civic coupe si..is there any purpose to get after market bushings??
and how much are they more then regular..and what are some good brands??
thansk alot guys!

imported_SaYjAiBaO

energysuspension is your new best friend . you'll feel way crisper shiftings once you replace them with polyurethane bushings and they last longer.

DumbasSi

I think you might want to get a second opinion besides your mechanic's. Your shifter and gas pedal have no relaton really that would make something grind. It might be a problem with the transmission itself.

1998civicsi

he said the bushings are goen and when i let go of the gas i'm hearing the engine ................he is being honest..my whole family deals with him.......its just that when i let go of my gas the shifter moves abit and then grinds softly....why what do you think it is?

DumbasSi

But how does that relate to the shifter bushings?

I don't think it's the bushings only becasue they are just small urethane pieces that your shifter mounts to under the body and where the shifter rod attaches to the transmission itself. The grinds would come from insid the tranny, not shifter.

DumbasSi

The ES bushingds are available at Perfromance Improvements for under $30. Try them and maybe they will fix your problem. If not, they will make your shifts much smoother and tighter.

B16A_2

It could be the vibration cause the shifter bushing to grind when you let off the throttle, try to change bushing first and see if it solves the problem, if not just check with your mechanic again.

1998civicsi

well he says there are 40 bushings and rings down there that are all seized up....he is going to replace them......but yea i'm going ot get the eneergy suspensions shifter bushings.('m thinking that is what i need)......and tell him to use those...he told me that my shifter more lose then normal..its got too much play when in gear etc.
does any of this make sense now?

imported_Moe_Mentum

WHen he says grinds he doesn't mean that the tranny grinds. I know exactly what he is talking about.. Like at highway speeds when you let off the gas a bit the shifter will start to vibrate because of all the play from a bad bushing which sounds like grinding. So yes Your mechanic is probably right its the bushings. but I don't think you'll need to replace all 40 or so of them. I ahve the same issue.. just waiting for my set to come in