Misaligned Fifth Shift Fork May Cause Transmission to Grind on Upshift on Honda Prelude

Submitted by Vehicle Owner · May 29, 2025
Published by RepairPal

Problem overview

On some models the manual transmission fifth gear can grind on upshift due to a misaligned fifth shift fork. The transmission will have to be removed and disassembled and the fifth gear, the fifth sleeve set and the fifth gear shift fork will have to be replaced to repair this issue.

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