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Old Feb 17, 2002 | 07:47 PM
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shifter all jacked up, help anyone?

Looking for help.

Anyone have experience with the manual tranny shifters. My car is an 86. The housing is broken (plastic outer shell attached to the dash and radio).

The only thing holding the shifter in place is the last bolt on the very bottom. There is supposed to be 3 but 2 are missing. I remove it and can just pull up the entire shifter out of the oil thing (pardon my ignorance) from top of tranny. there is a lot of play (loose). i can lift the shifter about half an inch and wiggle it around.

is there a rebuild kit or a fix kit.

Rob
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Old Feb 17, 2002 | 07:48 PM
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oddly enough, i can stil shift the tranny but it is odd with all the loose play and wiggles.

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Old Feb 17, 2002 | 07:56 PM
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Go to http://www.mazdatrix.com/faq/shiftbsh.htm, replace all the bushings, replace the missing bolts, replace the broken trim.
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Old Feb 17, 2002 | 08:01 PM
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wow, you could not have led me in a better direction. Now i see what else I am missing!. I dont know how the shifter is even being held in place.

Thanks a lot!!!!!!!

Rob
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Old Feb 17, 2002 | 11:59 PM
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or you can call Rotary Performance in Garland TX ask for Chris and get them there to. I think if you are Huston that there is a place called Alamo Performance that also works on RX7
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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 12:05 AM
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Can anyone help me buy those from Mazdatrix? I can't seem to find how much they cost.
I need both the Top bushing and the bottom right?
Thanks!
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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 12:17 AM
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Hey, my car had the same problem. I bought the MAZDASPEED shortshifter and all problems went away. It comes with all the new bushings and bolts. Oh yeah, it is short as hell too. I can't wait to try it when I get my new motor in.
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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 01:12 AM
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thatis great if you have 250+ siting around to spare. I got mine from Rotary Performance I think i paid like $20 for both bushings.
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Old Feb 18, 2002 | 02:20 AM
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Originally posted by DCmina
Can anyone help me buy those from Mazdatrix? I can't seem to find how much they cost.
I need both the Top bushing and the bottom right?
Thanks!
Go to "Price List" and look at the part number....
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