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Well yesterday my manual transmission started making some noise 2002 Civic LX and through reading the forums it sounds like its an input shaft bearing.

My question is which is likely the better route to go, have the bearing replaced (and maybe other internal components to extend the life), or find a used one and just swap that in there? What price would I be looking at for each of those repairs?

Any additional advice would be appreciated.

Thanks

 
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well when exactly does the noise occur?

if it is something simple and you have the right tools and the mechanical skills, do it yourself. buying another trans may not be what you need if whats bad is a $10-$50 part.

Now the price to repair anything depends on where you go. just for a bearing, at least a few 100 bucks. now if you want a rebuild, probably more up to a thousand bucks or so. But if you do it yourself, you will save alot.

 
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if you plan on going boosted some time in the future i would rebuild it to save time and money than.

 
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manual trans= super easy rebuild, i did mine, replaced all bearings, clutch, flywheel, and pressure plate... before the swap

 
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I was quoted $500 from my shop to install the input shaft bearing.

I bought a new tranny for $450!

 
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exactly. i could have bought a new one for 400, from an 04LX with 4k miles. im sure i could have replaced the bearing myself too, but i started car shopping, and ended up getting more than what i paid for my car new as a trade in, so i bought a new car.

 
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lol^ I got my new tranny with only 3000 miles on it!

Just waiting for this one to drop...

 
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I wish my tranny would go out ,so I could get a new car.
Just kidding tranny.

 
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I haevnt been able to find any reasonable used transmissions around here (I live in SE michigan so import parts are not so easy to find.

Can anyone suggest where I can get a deal on a new/used trans as thats the route that I was planning to take.

 
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^^ aye if your gonna get rid of your old tranny ill buy it from you!!!

 
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try car-part.com man. i searched in michigan, the best i found was an 04 dx/lx tranny with 13k miles for $316, located in harisson, michigan. the 04 trannies are built better fyi.

 
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car-parts.com!

Yep spend about an hour on there you'll find one.

 
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I just recieved my car last week and had the same problem,from when those a$$holes(dealership) changed a peice in my tranny about 3 months ago.the shaft was ruined from bad bearings. Now I drive it and it feels brand new so if I were u I wouldn't buy a new tranny.The price was about $700 dollars,but warrenty covered it.Just to let u know any work the dealer does on ur car u have a 3 month warrenty,here in canada anyways.By the way does ur car make a wierd sound turning right?