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If you have a 01-05 civic coupe or sedan with automatic transmission, please go outside to your car and do me a quick favor. Put your car in reverse, neutral, and drive (With or without the car running) and tell me if you have slack in the shifter **** in those three gears. Basically can you move it back and forth in those 3 gears maybe like a bit less then 1/4 inch or so. Or tell me if when you are in those 3 gears, you can barely move the **** back and forth. I ask because I cant remember if mine was like that or not. I just did my oil pan and after reconnecting the shift cable, it seems like it wasnt like that before. Please do me this favor. I want to know if it is normal or not.

On mine, when in those 3 gears, I can put my hand on the **** and it will move back and forth like a 1/4 of an inch or so. Like there is too much free play.

Also when you put your car is the II on position, does the P and N light up, because my P and D light up?

 
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Its not difficult to putting it from reverse to neutral then to drive.. may take minimal force but it shouldnt be like butter.. oh and going from neutral into reverse requires u to put ur foot on the brake

oh and about moving it 1/4 inch.. i dont think mine does that

 
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no not that, I mean put your car into reverse, now can you move the shifter **** back and forth a bit in reverse. Then put it in neutral, does it do the same thing, what about drive? When you are in drive, can you move the **** back and forth a bit while keeping it in drive.

 
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Maybe I need to do the shift cable adjustment. That is also what I am thinking.

 
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i can rock mine a little bit back inforth in each of those gears, but if im not careful it will just slip in the next slot, hope that helps

 
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damn bro, sounds bad...mine doesn't do that, neither does my roommate's...i'd mos def check that cable....

 
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my bad.. ya mines has a wee little bit of play in each gear.. hope you get everything straightened out!

 
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well I see that some people have the same issue.

Now lets go to the next thing, turn your car on but dont start it, does the P and N indicator come on or the P and D indicator?

 
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P,D hmmmmmmm

 
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No play in my 05 well a tiny bit but it shift very nice...Like with one finger

 
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^^thats how mine is the play is like mabye 1 mm