Fixing Sloppy Shifts with D Series Shift Linkage Bushings
If you've noticed your gear lever feels like a spoon in a bowl of oatmeal, it's probably time to look at your d series shift linkage bushings. It's one of those things that happens so slowly you might not even realize how bad it's gotten until you hop into a friend's car and realize their shifts actually "click" into place while yours just sort of wander around until they find a gear. If you're driving an older Civic or CRX, you're dealing with rubber that has likely been exposed to road salt, oil leaks, and heat cycles for twenty or thirty years. Honestly, it's a miracle the thing still shifts at all. ...