I would have searched to get this question answered but every time I try It tells me proxy error. So im apologising in advance for this basic of a question.
Im going to replace the shifter bushings in my car. And ive read the write up on mazdatrix. But being the genious I am I cant figure out how to remove the shift ****

Could someone please tell me this really fast?
Thanks

 

Just twist it off. Righty tighty, lefty loosy.

It takes some muscle.

 

unless it's s4. then there's a locknut at the base of the ****. but yes, s5 just takes a little muscle.

s4 = 1986-88
s5 = 1989-91

 

I had no idea about that. Guess a month of ownership is still pretty new to the game, huh?

 

its an s4....so I just take some pliers to the lock nut on the bottom and twist it left?

 

umm... not sure. I've never taken one off, myself. if you can see the nut it should be obvious what tool you need to remove it (open-end wrench, pliers, allen wrench, etc.)

 

I was just able to twist mine off, and I've got an 87.

 

Haha...well ill get to twisting then.....worse thing that could happen is breaking it....right?
thanks for the help guys

 

just use a cresent wrench to take the jam nut off

 

my guess is a lot of people don't bother putting the locknut back on there once they've taken it off. it's not like the **** is going anywhere...

 

Turn it left, but as though you were behind the nut, not looking from the top. Confusing enough for ya?!?! Looking from the top, you'd actually turn the nut clockwise and turn the **** counterclockwise.

 

Maybe, I took off the know a few minutes ago, and it looks like there were two tabs in the shift **** at some point, but maybe they're all like that. There's also the jam nut and that twisted off by hand, so maybe I'm not the first to dink with the ****.

 

I need to loosen mine, it's on crooked, thanks for the info!