From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ihnss!knudsen
Newsgroups: net.auto
Title: Stiff Stick SHift Honda Problem Query
Article-I.D.: ihnss.1452
Posted: Wed Feb 16 21:37:49 1983
Received: Mon Feb 21 19:31:58 1983
Reply-To: knudsen@ihnss.UUCP (Mike J Knudsen, ihnss!knudsen)

My '81 Honda Civic has once again developed any annoying problem with
the shift lever being hard to move in the for-and-aft direction,
but not side-to-side.  This problem feels like a very cold morning,
except for being limited to for-aft motion AND the fact that it first struck
suddenly in August in Maryland (not exactly cold).  That time it slowly went
away after a few days, which *might* be due to my pouring some enigne
oil into the base of the shift lever under the boot, but I doubt it.
It's been here several days now (30-40 F weather) and isn't going away by itself.
Both times I check the transmission oil level, it was full.
Have I got a strange seal, or what? Any Honda (4-wheel) owners ever experience
this?	TIA, mike k