my orginal one is broken,,than i bought a shoter shifter from ebay..it could shift and better than befor..but ,not good ,,make noise when at high RPM..

does any know where i can buy a good shifter for my 88 year rx7????5 speed...

thx.

 

I shift pretty good. I have an 88 gtu, so I have good experience with the FC. I charge $15 an hour. You might want to invest in an automatic transmission down the road though. I think it would end up saving you money in the long run.

 

is it a rattling problem? thats transmission specific but good shifters i would recommend are c's short shifters and mazdatrix... i think the mazdatrix is shorter and easier to find but my c's works fine...

 

...this is the text of a post I made a couple of years ago. Hope it helps

According to the guys at Mazdatrix, shifter rattle is a problem related to the car and not the shifter. From my experience, I think they're right. It's just aggravating that no one (including the guys at Mazdatrix) has figured out a way to fix it.

I'm no different...I didn't figure out a way to fix it, but by doing several things in it's installation, I did manage to cut out nearly alll of the rattle. Before I did this, the rattle was unbearable, and I was planning on putting the stock shifter mechanism back in. Here goes:

1) Pull out all of the shifter mechanism parts and completely remove all of the oil in the shifter tower. I went to the drug store and bought one of those rubber bulb suckers that parents use to clear out baby's stuffy nose. Works great!

2) Clear out any debris that may have fallen down in the shifter tower over the years, like broken parts of bushings and boots. Clean out any remaining oil with a rag or absorbent paper towels.

3) Get a 3/4" rubber washer, 1/8" thick and seat it down at the bottom of the shift tower. Make sure its as level as you can get it and press it fully down on the bottom

4) Cover this washer with wheel bearing grease. It's OK to be liberal with the grease here.

5) Install the inner spacer of the short throw shifter and verify that there is no lateral play in its fit. I used some Inner tube patch pieces of rubber to shim it up and make a snug fit.

6) Pour synthetic gear lube in the shift tower until the hole is completely covered

7) Complete the installation of the rest of the short throw shifter mechanism, being sure to use brand new upper and lower plastic bushings and leaf springs.

This is what I did and pretty much cured the shifter rattle. For what its worth you might want to give it a try if you're having the same problem. Couldn't hurt.

The sloppiness in the shifter is probably caused by worn out shifter bushings. Mazdatrix sells a shifter bushing set that will fix it.

 

a new full set of shifter bushings plus a new primary shifter boot (the metal one the screws go into) and the other rubber would help alot

 

moral of the story- DONT buy **** off ebay.

was it a good brand or a dodgy cheap chinese one?

 

$15/ hour for advice like this?

I'm curious, but oddly reluctant, to hear the logic behind this recommendation.

 

It's a joke.... as in .... I am a good shifter.... as in I will "shift" for you...... nevermind *woosh right over your head*

 

All of the shifters rattle, including the stock unit, if the transmission is worn or the little spring is missing. I've spent a lot of time trying to engineer the rattle out of my shifter and have been able to eliminate it in 99.9% of cases but there are some cars that will rattle no matter what.