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