what size punch is the pin in the shift linkage?

civicex442 · Post by **civicex442** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:19 pm

everyone knows what pin im talking about. the nasty horrible one that holds the linkage to the tranny. i want to buy the right size punch to make things easier

g3integragsr · Post by **g3integragsr** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:22 pm

I found using a little socket makes it easier then a punch.

N2HIFI · Post by **N2HIFI** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:40 pm

i use a #2 size philipshead screw driver (shorty is better) and a hammer and knock it right out.. work for me everytime

chris

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:42 pm

N2HIFI;75555 wrote:i use a #2 size philipshead screw driver (shorty is better) and a hammer and knock it right out.. work for me everytime

chris

I also use a screw driver and a big sledge....I fucking hate the bitch pin.

TurboFreak · Post by **TurboFreak** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 10:04 pm

i cheat with an air chisel with a punch bit in it, a quick bump of the triger and out it comes

civicex442 · Post by **civicex442** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:28 pm

air chisle. thats a good idea

TurboFreak · Post by **TurboFreak** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:43 pm

i just find ways to become even more lazy:dead:

300k_CB7 · Post by **300k_CB7** » Fri Nov 02, 2007 6:27 am

civicex442;75543 wrote:everyone knows what pin im talking about. the nasty horrible one that holds the linkage to the tranny. i want to buy the right size punch to make things easier

I got this from the factory service manual, at one point in time. Not sure if it was the civic or integra manual:

Take one of the exhaust bolts out (the one that holds the downpipe to the front of the cat), and the narrowed tip is the exact diameter to use as a punch to drive out the linkage pin at the tranny. And since it's a shouldered bolt, the threads won't get messed up.

I don't know if the Honda engineers designed it this way, or just noticed this trick after-the-fact, but it's always worked for me for the B and D trannys.

Sleepy Civic DX · Post by **Sleepy Civic DX** » Mon Nov 12, 2007 8:53 pm

Having trouble with the "bitch pin"?

I couldnt get it off of my d-series tranny and just pulled the motor with the linkage attached. Call me lazy, but I am not creative enough to come up with these crazy ideas.

When I pulled it off of the b-series, I just bought a cheap punch set from sears. and beat it out. The set has a couple of different sizes in it, you should get one that works.