Transmission Grind / Crunch POLL

[Tim818]

2018
8483
900 miles
3 grinds so far

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[O Haiii]

i just checked this for the first time in a few weeks. I cannot believe almost 50% of the owners are experiencing grinds. How is Honda able to get away with this? I am at loss for words...

 

[HondaFan2017]

2018
8483
About 600 miles
No grinding yet

But it feels notchy most the times going into 4th and sometimes 2nd gear....

You might check this: https://www.jackstransmissions.com/pages/clutch-drag-kills-synchros
do you have clutch drag?

 

[PepsiJoe]

i just checked this for the first time in a few weeks. I cannot believe almost 50% of the owners are experiencing grinds. How is Honda able to get away with this? I am at loss for words...

Not that I want to play devil’s advocate in this situation, but there are only 110 votes cast thus far and we have badge numbers as high as 9393 represented in this thread, so only ~1% of the owners are represented here and less than half of those are reporting grind issues. So, claiming that 50% of owners are experiencing grinds is a bit hard to support.

That being said it is enough people that I think it warrants attention, and the biggest concern seems to be the lack of consistency with how it’s addressed from one dealer to the next.

 

[Tim818]

You might check this: https://www.jackstransmissions.com/pages/clutch-drag-kills-synchros
do you have clutch drag?

Idk...I’m gonna test it out tomorrow to see if I have clutch drag, thank you for posting that link.

 

[NMRod]

You need to be able to rev all the way with the clutch down, the R goes to 3 something, my crunch it at 4-5, cant perform test

 

[Tim818]

If that’s the case, then I’ll wait till I change the transmission fluid along with the engine oil at 5,000 miles, I’ll update once all that is done...

 

[mmcglasson]

2018
8483
About 600 miles
No grinding yet

But it feels notchy most the times going into 4th and sometimes 2nd gear....

Mine feels notchy going into second (sometimes). However, by notchy I just mean it isn't as smooth as butter as the other gears. By no means have I had any difficulty shifting into gear or any lockout. It is not notchy when downshifting from 3rd to 2nd. Is this normal? I have not had any gear grinding, though I am only at about 650miles (2018).

I just read the article regarding clutch drag and will try that this weekend. How do I turn launch control off as the Type R locks at 3k rpm.

 

[O Haiii]

Not that I want to play devil’s advocate in this situation, but there are only 110 votes cast thus far and we have badge numbers as high as 9393 represented in this thread, so only ~1% of the owners are represented here and less than half of those are reporting grind issues. So, claiming that 50% of owners are experiencing grinds is a bit hard to support.

That being said it is enough people that I think it warrants attention, and the biggest concern seems to be the lack of consistency with how it’s addressed from one dealer to the next.

I appreciate your feedback. However, we don't have 9,000 active members here. Correct me if i'm wrong but i dont think we even have 9,000 R's in the entire U.S. yet. Either way, sample size is sample size. There may be owners out there who have no problems with their transmissions that didn't vote on this, but there also may be people who are grinding that have no idea about this forum or this thread. Obviously as the sample size gets bigger the accuracy will improve as well but we shouldn't dismiss this figure without any merit.

 

[Tim818]

Mine feels notchy going into second (sometimes). However, by notchy I just mean it isn't as smooth as butter as the other gears. By no means have I had any difficulty shifting into gear or any lockout. It is not notchy when downshifting from 3rd to 2nd. Is this normal? I have not had any gear grinding, though I am only at about 650miles (2018).

I just read the article regarding clutch drag and will try that this weekend. How do I turn launch control off as the Type R locks at 3k rpm.

I don't want to give out false information, as I'm searching for the same thing on how to turn off launch control/rev limiter, I think we need a tune to turn them off so I'm not entirely sure.

 

[NMRod]

I dont think its adjustable from the factory

 

[PepsiJoe]

I don’t think you’d want to remove the limiter; it only does it when the car isn’t moving. If it didn’t do that and you dumped the clutch at a higher RPM, you can mess up the driveline because of the power being produced and the traction of the tires.

 

[NorcalR]

2017
1,500-miles
#5431
grinds now on first drive in morning;s when trans cold 1-st to 2nd's notchy & grinds 3rd& 4th and wouldn't go into reverse its like clutch isn't engaged all the way

 

[PepsiJoe]

2017
1,500-miles
#5431
grinds now on first drive in morning;s when trans cold 1-st to 2nd's notchy & grinds 3rd& 4th and wouldnt go into reverse -
did a fluid change help anybody ?

Funny; our cars are the same color and 10 numbers apart.

 

[KB3_FK8]

No grinding or any transmission issues

2017 CTR Rallye Red
R-02752
~8000 miles
Stock fluids

Not one problem with the car except for a real nasty dash rattle on the driver's side which was fixed by the dealer under warranty.

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