Have a feeling this might be my fault, or maybe just a fluke. I removed the trans to have it rebuilt couple years back and flexed those cables hard to get them out of my way. I broke the plastic sheathing on the out side of the one that failed, so I don't know if corrosion made the cable fail where ...

Couple weeks ago one of the two cables that operates the transmission broke at the crimp between the cable and trans as I was backing out of my driveway. I hopped out got under the hood and managed to find first with the selector lever and got the car back in the driveway. Hopped on the old interweb...

Excellent thanks for your help ZByers I'll post results.

Can the coil be done with compressor in the car so I don't have to recharge?

Thanks for your reply. I'll pop out my test light. Finally had a chance to look at compressor today and indeed clutch is not engaging. Since it worked great, then didn't I'm inclined to think refrigerant is fine.

Been a while since I've posted here. On my 03 a week or so ago my AC quit cooling. Worked well one day was blowing hot air the next. The AC button on the dashboard still lights up. I'm not sure if the compressor clutch is kicking in, I'm assuming that if line pressure was low it wouldn't? Any sugges...

I could be way wrong, but the op's problem really sounds like cv's and not motor mounts.

Thanks for the reply, zbyers. In the online manual I have it says to disconnect the exhaust at the cat, is that not necessary? do the two bolts in the steering knuckle affect alignment? Or are they just plain bolts with no eccentrics?

As some of you might have read, I recently picked up an 03 5 speed with 131,000 miles. I changed the trans oil to Redline GL4 75/90 and what came out looked pretty good. I took it for a longer highway drive the other day with a ambient temp of about 85 and on the way home I heard the tell tale of a ...

I'll have to put my giant hands in there again and see if i can touch, find the bottom one. Actually the more I think about it I may need to take one panel off anyway to run harness forward. I'll do that first and then maybe I can do the other one blind.

Perfect, thanks. Any tips on getting at the bottom one without taking the interior side panels out? I'm good at working blind but my hand doesn't fit in that space very well. lol

Equipping our Vibe to be a tow behind and need access to the back of the tail light lenses to install additional bulb socket. The internet says there are 3 nuts securing it to the body, I can only see/feel 2 with the side interior trim in place. Is there a 3rd hidden one that I need to pull the inte...

My question is more along the lines that if the trans had a problem, while towing, or if we were driving it somewhere away from home. Would it still be towable 4 wheels down?

It's fwd manual trans it will be 4 wheels down on a tow bar.

New member here with an 03 5 speed for toad use behind our 26" Leprechaun. It was a one owner car that went through auction and I picked it up from a guy that flips them. Great Carfax and 131,000 miles. Drives great, I didn't realize about the inherent trans weakness until after I bought it alt...

Thanks tpollauf!!

Thanks Caretaker, doesn't look to bad to do. Since it's quiet with recirculate on It's no big hurry but, it's nice to know what it is. I've been reading about 5 speed manual failures and though I might preemptively change gear lube. Any idea what lube is recommended?

Greetings all! Just bought a 2003 Vibe manual trans with 131,000 miles to use as a Toad behind our RV. Bought it yesterday and already have questions. lol. While generally in excellent shape there was a peculiar rhythmic clicking noise behind the center dash cluster. I thought it was the cd player a...