1993 Honda Accord - 4th to 5th gear noise

Looking to buy a used Accord (175k miles) and looks to be in nice
shape, however during my test drive I did notice sometimes going from
4th to 5th caused a slight grind noise. Is this a syncro problem? Is
this a progressive problem? Only way to fix is a rebuild?

 

Synchro is probably bad. If this has been a problem for a while the gear
may also be damaged.

 

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Right now, the clutch is a much more likely culprit than the synchros. It's
either misadjusted, or the cylinder(s) are leaking. Check that first.

The 5th gear synchro usually lasts forever, as it has little work to do.

 

This is an odd symptom. Usually with bad synchros you would expect some
noise or reluctance on a 2-3 or 3-2 shift. How is the shifting otherwise?
I too am thinking clutch adjustment or hydraulic fluid leak.

I was the mechanic for a commune in Western Massachusetts that had a large
number of Honda 600s and then Civics, from about 1972 to 1978. I don't
think that I ever had one with transmission problems then. We put five
people in them, drove fifty miles to work each way, and even took them off
road. It was serious Honda abuse, and they took it.

Earle

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I don't know about that. Had a 5th gear synchro go out on a 99 Accord at 600
miles. Had the same problem on an older Accord we bought used. Did exactly
the same thing. If it is the clutch master/slave you should have problems
just getting it into gear from a start.