1998 Accord v6 Transmission

[good_jolly]

Hello Bitogers,

I have a 1998 accord v6. The transmission has been making a hard shift from 1-2nd gear for quite a long time and I ignored it. The car still runs as normal, but I have noticed one thing that it only shifts hard when going straight. When making a left turn, it shifts almost normal, no jerk. I have asked a technician could it be transmission mounts and I believe he said it was or something similar of that nature.

Now, I don't know much about car and it currently has a little more than 202K. I still would like to keep it long and
fix the hard shift if it is not transmission related (internals) but caused by the transmission mounts. I looked at majestic honda for parts and found transmission rubber mounts but it looked very small compared to motor mounts. Could it possibly be a bad motor mount?

Remember, it only shift hard when going straight, but when making left turns, it almost shifts normally. By the way, I am a DIY to learn and save money. So the car has been properly maintained through out its life, except for the hard shift.

Thank you Bitogers for your inputs.

 

[AcuraTech]

Yep, motor mounts are a common problem on those cars

Does it also make a clunk/jerk when heavily accelerating from a stop? Good way to check for broken mounts is to have an assistant do a few quick brake torques with the hood open while you inspect the motor. There should be very little, if any, movement.

 

[good_jolly]

When slightly heavily accelerating from a stop, I believe I can feel a bit of movement as if there is a small gap between engine and motor mounts engaging each other. When heavily accelerating while cruising, it makes a horrible jerk. Or if I am coming to a partial stop with about 5mph or so, pressing the gas pedal would cause a horrible jerk.

What is the brake torque technique? I once saw the technician told me to press the brake and press the gas pedal at the same time to check for movement. At the time, I though it would break the axle..lol.

This jerking has been for around 100K, now how bad is this for the transmission? Or am I one of the lucky guy, still original everything. Can you tell me the procedure to check and see which mount is bad (motor, transmission, etc.).

Thank you