I have question, on my control lever end it does not have the white plastic that mazdatrix shows on their site
http://www.mazdatrix.com/pictures/g-...92BotBushB.jpg

do i need this white plastic bearing thing in my control lever?
I found a different thread and HotRodMex mentioned MMR-Direct.com has a replacement part http://www.mmr-direct.com/Pictures/FC3SDB2003.jpg

is this part the white plastic replacement

 

That bushing is for s5.
Is the Trans an S5?.

 

my s5 n/a transmission broke so I'm gonna put my s5 shifter to my new used s4 n/a transmission but both s5 and s4 transmission are missing that bushing, is there a replacement somewhere

 

does anyone know where to buy a replacement white bushing

 

I've had s4 transmissions in my car,and I have never seen that bushing in the Little block.
I think that only the s5 has it.
I have also put s5 short shifters(C's shifter) in all my s4 transmissions with no side effects.If that helps you at all.

 

I recently had this exact same issue.

The s5 and s4 have different size holes where that bushing sits (/would sit).

The s5 shifter block (if you're looking down into the top of the trans housing, you'll see there's a block pinned to a rod that the shift-**** arm sits down into. There's a spring that sits right above it) has a larger hole that the ball (on the end of the shift-**** arm) sits in. It's large enough that the white plastic piece can sit in between the ball and the hole as a bushing.

The s4 shifter block has a smaller hole, making the ball on the end of the arm rub directly against the walls of the hole.

I found that my s5 short shifter had problems shifting into reverse when I installed it into the s4 transmission. It seemed like thee shaft that the ball is on was too wide for the smaller s4 hole, and was binding up as the angle between the shaft and the hold became large.

The block is exchangable between transmissions, and this may be something you need to do in order to get a properly working trans.

In order to exchange them, both trans must be out of the car, so just go ahead and be prepared for that. This shouldn't be a big deal, as you should be dedicating some time to freshening up the used trans before you install it anyways.

 

made me think..
WOOPS..the C's shifters were actually S4 threaded on top for the shift **** and I had to get them machined for s5 shift *****.
So really they are s4 based.
Sorry about that.

 

as of right now i swapped the s5 shifter to the new s4 transmission im using, hoping i don't get complications on the road