miata short throw shifter writeup
12-30-05, 11:15 PM
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i just did this and mines really tight in 3 and 4...hopefully loosens up soon...it also rattles above 6500 but its not really noticeable cuz i drive with one hand on the wheel and one on the stick 99% of the time...other than that its really percise and once these bushings break in imma love it...
03-08-06, 10:42 PM
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I put a miata short shifter in not too long ago and I'm wondering how to attach the top of the shift boot to the stick so it doesn't fall down. The jam nut that originally held the boot up no longer fits. I don't have a boot that ties at the top and I don't really want to get one. Any suggestions?
03-08-06, 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by xboxthug13b
Should I buy all new bushings from mazdatrix before installing this? I have a new rubber boot (big one dat goes under leather)
03-08-06, 11:27 PM
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I just installed mine and used the bottom bushing ..as a top bushing ..I had a small sand job to do..to make it fit as a top bushing,so it would lie flat ..before you put the top ring on ..But It worked..it will squeak you by til you get a new one..if you wanted to "test " that puppy!..I like mine!..(click.click!!..)
03-08-06, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by misterstyx69
I just installed mine and used the bottom bushing ..as a top bushing ..I had a small sand job to do..to make it fit as a top bushing,so it would lie flat ..before you put the top ring on ..But It worked..it will squeak you by til you get a new one..if you wanted to "test " that puppy!..I like mine!..(click.click!!..)
03-14-06, 03:14 PM
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Hey, I have a question, in the write up Karack says "remove as much of the gear oil as possible and refill it so that the level of lubricant is half way up the shifter slide bore". Well my question is what oil do you use to fill it back up?
Sorry for the newb question.
thanks
Sorry for the newb question.
thanks
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03-14-06, 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 90FC
Hey, I have a question, in the write up Karack says "remove as much of the gear oil ....
Well my question is what oil do you use to fill it back up?
Well my question is what oil do you use to fill it back up?
03-14-06, 11:13 PM
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"After cleaning the shifter hole, this is a good time to put the oil in the shift tower. We use 90W trans/diff oil. Fill to ABOVE the shift rod you can see down in the tower."
from Mazdatrix
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03-14-06, 11:21 PM
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03-15-06, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxRX7
so fresh fresh, so clean clean
As for a REAL question....
The original Ebay link is dead. Which short shifter kit for the Miata would you reccomend..? (Current) auction link would be awesome.
03-15-06, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by adrock3217
Nice job bumping up you're post count.
As for a REAL question....
The original Ebay link is dead. Which short shifter kit for the Miata would you reccomend..? (Current) auction link would be awesome.
As for a REAL question....
The original Ebay link is dead. Which short shifter kit for the Miata would you reccomend..? (Current) auction link would be awesome.
hehe thats sad what eating your ***? He posted a comment IT"S ALLOWED.
Take it easy, you will be fine. No worries.
05-12-06, 11:51 PM
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by the way, i am refering to that clip thingy that is going across the bore, and what appears to be a bushing of some sort (the orange thing). it is an S4 transmission...at least, i am pretty sure it is an S4 tranny.
05-14-06, 11:11 PM
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so no one knows anything about that clip and bushing?
i am assuming that i need to take that bushing out, but i that clip is holding it and i don't want to screw around with it until i know what it is, and how to properly deal with it.
i am assuming that i need to take that bushing out, but i that clip is holding it and i don't want to screw around with it until i know what it is, and how to properly deal with it.
05-24-06, 11:02 PM
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So which yeah miata short shifter did u use?? heh the ebay link for the one u used is no longer available...so i just did a search for miata short throw shifters, it brought up a few of them though...
and also, why didnt u just get the short throw shifter for the rx7.....is the miata shifter better in some way or something?? just curious.....cuz thinkin bout workin on my shifter
and also, why didnt u just get the short throw shifter for the rx7.....is the miata shifter better in some way or something?? just curious.....cuz thinkin bout workin on my shifter
