Best place to buy shifter bushing kit at?
07-22-09, 02:29 PM
#6
one thing I highly recommend is getting the lower shifter bushing from MMR
http://www.mmr-direct.net/store/defa...r-bushing.html
I bought the $50 bushing from mazdatrix, only to find out that it looks like you would have to drop the transmission to replace it. The MMR bushing is a simple drop in affair.
my old lower bushing had completely liquefied, there was nothing left, I replaced that bushing and it solved my problems (I had already checked all my other bushings)
http://www.mmr-direct.net/store/defa...r-bushing.html
I bought the $50 bushing from mazdatrix, only to find out that it looks like you would have to drop the transmission to replace it. The MMR bushing is a simple drop in affair.
my old lower bushing had completely liquefied, there was nothing left, I replaced that bushing and it solved my problems (I had already checked all my other bushings)
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07-22-09, 03:08 PM
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one thing I highly recommend is getting the lower shifter bushing from MMR
http://www.mmr-direct.net/store/defa...r-bushing.html
I bought the $50 bushing from mazdatrix, only to find out that it looks like you would have to drop the transmission to replace it. The MMR bushing is a simple drop in affair.
my old lower bushing had completely liquefied, there was nothing left, I replaced that bushing and it solved my problems (I had already checked all my other bushings)
http://www.mmr-direct.net/store/defa...r-bushing.html
I bought the $50 bushing from mazdatrix, only to find out that it looks like you would have to drop the transmission to replace it. The MMR bushing is a simple drop in affair.
my old lower bushing had completely liquefied, there was nothing left, I replaced that bushing and it solved my problems (I had already checked all my other bushings)
I dont know what bushing you are changing, but the 2 bushings for the shifter definitly do not require you to drop the transmission, that is just crazy talk
07-22-09, 04:34 PM
#13
it can be if you get the bushing from MMR, but that comes as the whole assembly from mazda (that actual bushing part is just that whitish yellow part and you can't really get it out easily, I tried). the bottom circle is where the gear selector shaft goes through which is held in by a pin. from what I gathered after taking off the side plate to the shifter area, you need to hit it with a punch or something to get that pin out and you don't have enough room in there to do that without dropping the transmission.
07-22-09, 07:51 PM
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Just trying to help him out if he ever has to replace it. Happened to me; I replaced all the other bushings and it still didn't fix the problem until I dealt with the bottom one. Nobody ever talks about the bottom one, and that's the one that made the biggest difference.
*fancy*
07-22-09, 09:52 PM
#23
The mazdatrix pic. above shows how the bushing has openings near the bottom. A good pick set will yank it out. The small ball below the big one of the shifter acts on this. Used on the S5's. The rattling is common on some aftermarket shifters, but can happen on factory ones with worn bushings or springs. On both sides of the big ball 
you should have (going closest to farthest) bushing, washer spring.
you should have (going closest to farthest) bushing, washer spring.
07-22-09, 10:26 PM
#24
all that stuff was replaced I think when I got my short shifter. I do have a related question. What do I do about the shifter bolts threading all the way down but wont tighten due to being stripped out? Only one of three bolts is tightening down properly. I just found this out when I replaced the rubber boot under the shifter
