Sounds to me like theres no bushings left between the shift linkage and shifter. but it should do it all the time, not just in the rain? id get under there and just check the bushings, maybe see if its loose? happy birthday by the way bro

 

Are you talking about this bushing? Thanks bro!

 

This happened to 2 of my integras i will bet money you have a short throw shifter in your car and an aftermarket exhaust. Ok i wont bet monet but i would expect you to say yes. Whats happening is the bottom of the shifter is contacting the exhaust. It happens on my integra and my last one for that matter too and only when its raining. Im not sure why but every time it happened and i got under to car you could see the shifter bottom against the exhaust.

Now i have no idea why the echaust shifts or whatever when it rains but it happened in 2 of my integras now, and still does on the currect one.

 

Maybe the bushing swells with the humidity from the rain in the air, causing the shifter to butt up against the exhaust??? (if, of course you DO in fact have a short throw and an exhaust)

 

I used to have a short shifter too, but I took it off a long time ago. Now my shifter is back to stock I even order all new bushing and the rubber boot for the shifter. I had this problem for couple years now, but its starting to really bug me when I though I fixed it.

 

I used to have a short shifter too, but I took it off a long time ago. Now my shifter is back to stock I even order all new bushing and the rubber boot for the shifter. I had this problem for couple years now, but its starting to really bug me when I though I fixed it.

Have an aftermarket ehaust? Cheap one at that? If so they "tuck" the exhaust closet to the body of the car typically paired with the hangers location usually goes to the top of the exhaust and is right below the shifter.

 

I do have an aftermarket exhaust but this didn't start happening after couple years with it. This only happen when it rains. When it nice and warm or no rain at all it shift Flawlessly.

 

I do have an aftermarket exhaust but this didn't start happening after couple years with it. This only happen when it rains. When it nice and warm or no rain at all it shift Flawlessly.

Also didnt happen to me on first teg till prolly 6 months after stuff was installed. But I would still bet this is your problem. on both of my cars it only happened/happens when it rains as well. Again not sure why it happens but thats why happens on my car.

Seriously i have no idea why it happens and i have sit and thought about it for a while...

 

Could it be that the rubber exhaust hanger get too loose when it gets wet and caused the exhaust to move around more and bottom up against the shifter?

 

Could it be that the rubber exhaust hanger get too loose and when it gets wet it caused the exhaust to move around more and bottom up against the shifter?

Im thinking it relates more with the engine/trans "rocked" slightly so as it moves the exhaust up. exhaust hangers seems to be uneffected with wetness as far as i could tell when looking when it happens.

 

I have something like this happen with my Integra. It actually happened last weekend when it was raining.

The shifter becomes notchy and kind of has a weird notch feeling in neutral.

The first time this happened to me was in the snow. So I just figured some snow got up in the linkage and then after a few minutes it worked its way out. But it has also happened in the rain. Although it does not happen often.

 

How would I fixed this cause right now I'm at a dead end.

 

if its under load and you have worn engine/trans mounts, that could cause a issue. but if its raining and your in neutral, thats a bit of a odd issue.

 

Hmmm, I never had this problem and this is the first time I've heard about.

In for an aswer.

 

I'm wondering if it's tied more to the temperature drop while it's raining than it is the precipitation itself. Cold trannies always shift rough.

 

mine did the exact same last night. i was wonder why it was doing that.

 

if its under load and you have worn engine/trans mounts, that could cause a issue. but if its raining and your in neutral, thats a bit of a odd issue.




Not under load its just shifting period. I actually ground the mounting brackets off on my exhaust that extended to the top of the exhaust and its a lot better now but still a problem. But still sometimes its bad enough that i have to pull the shifter physically up to shift. Its like when it rains the engine shifts as though its under load and pushes the exhaust upwords and leavs it there.

FWIW for me anyways its not constant its only sometimes while its raining, but it only happens when its raining.

Quote: TheGSRGuy on Oct/02/09 I'm wondering if it's tied more to the temperature drop while it's raining than it is the precipitation itself. Cold trannies always shift rough.

Its not the trans shifting rough and i doubt coldness is a factor as it happens the same on a cold rainy day as a hot rainy day. But as i said at least in the case of 2 of my integras its the shifter litterally touching the exhaust.

 

i've had this problem with my DA and it only happens when it rains. the reason it happens is cause water gets splashed up into the shift linkage area causing it to freeze up a bit where there is no lube. it happens more often on dropped tegs that have a replaced exhaust system cause more than likely the shield plates that were on the oem exhaust pipes were taken off. therefor making it easier for water to get up into sensitive areas like the shift linkage and above areas. not sure if this helped but its a sacrifice for having a short shifter, after market exhaust, and an aggressive drop. just my 2 cents.

 

i've had this problem with my DA and it only happens when it rains. the reason it happens is cause water gets splashed up into the shift linkage area causing it to freeze up a bit where there is no lube. it happens more often on dropped tegs that have a replaced exhaust system cause more than likely the shield plates that were on the oem exhaust pipes were taken off. therefor making it easier for water to get up into sensitive areas like the shift linkage and above areas. not sure if this helped but its a sacrifice for having a short shifter, after market exhaust, and an aggressive drop. just my 2 cents.

I know on at least my car it is literally the shifter hitting against the exhaust, Ive gotten under the car and seen it with my eyes. Which is odd because normal dry conditions it has almost an inch or so clearance.

 

Maybe you need to get to the gym a little more and get that right arm strength up. J/K lol

 

yea its most likely your piping hittin the shifter.My DA does the same thing, seems like the piping expands a lot when water hits it when its hot.

 

yea its most likely your piping hittin the shifter.My DA does the same thing, seems like the piping expands a lot when water hits it when its hot.

Well no, the entire exhaust moves upwords when its raining for some reason. As far as expanding, no water hitting the exhaust would cool it down and make it smaller...

 

My teggy does that, too. I have a Neuspeed short shifter and an ITR catback. it's a little annoying, and i hope to fix it someday, but unless it actually damages something...i'll get over it.

 

i've had this problem with my DA and it only happens when it rains. the reason it happens is cause water gets splashed up into the shift linkage area causing it to freeze up a bit where there is no lube. it happens more often on dropped tegs that have a replaced exhaust system cause more than likely the shield plates that were on the oem exhaust pipes were taken off. therefor making it easier for water to get up into sensitive areas like the shift linkage and above areas. not sure if this helped but its a sacrifice for having a short shifter, after market exhaust, and an aggressive drop. just my 2 cents.

I think this is the issue.

 

Quote: b2backwards on Oct/02/09i've had this problem with my DA and it only happens when it rains. the reason it happens is cause water gets splashed up into the shift linkage area causing it to freeze up a bit where there is no lube. it happens more often on dropped tegs that have a replaced exhaust system cause more than likely the shield plates that were on the oem exhaust pipes were taken off. therefor making it easier for water to get up into sensitive areas like the shift linkage and above areas. not sure if this helped but its a sacrifice for having a short shifter, after market exhaust, and an aggressive drop. just my 2 cents.



I think this is the issue.

For you maybe but i know for a fact on both of my integras the exhaust physically moved up and was contacting the shifter, thus the reason its hard to shift. I physically was under both cars and could see and touch that this was the problem.

But i cant find what causes the exhaust to raise up nearly an inch when it rains.