Broke Shifter In Half??
So I was on the way home. I just took out my profec 1 and haven't installed the spec 2 yet so no boost control plus it was raining and I have drag radials...no reason to be driving hard.
As I pull up to a stop sign I naturally throw the car in neutral. I stop, go to put it in first and SNAP. What just happened? Well, my ______ short throw shifter broke right at the shank. I couldn't believe it, it has low miles and everything....maybe I shift too hard and fast haha. So I drove home in 1st gear at 20mph it was phenomenal. Are there any other assclowns in this category and would you expect to get a full replacement from the company? How should I go about it? yelling?? This thing was professionally installed. Quite ironic actually... |
I guess we know now why it was making noise. ;)
Sounds like it was faulty before you got it. If you got it from Pettit, I don't think they would have a problem replacing it (I think Jason would probably be the same as well). At this point, it won't hurt to call and see. :) |
What brand short shifter was it?
Dale |
Originally Posted by DaleClark
What brand short shifter was it?
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shhhhhhh lol you remember everything
Any way I bought it used with ~5k miles from a guy I've bought many parts from and all were as he said. BUT I thought I had installed it wrong and that's why it was making noise so while I was at pettit for the steve kan tuning session a couple months ago I had Cam reinstall it and look it over and he said it was good to go... mahjik you really can't hear the transmission at all with yours!?? |
this thread is worthless without pics
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Originally Posted by SurgeMonster
mahjik you really can't hear the transmission at all with yours!??
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Update:
I called Pettit and asked Cam if he could just replace that part I sent my shifter back to him and he replaced the entire thing! I'd like to thank Pettit they really do have excellent service and performance ; ) |
This is pretty ironic! The SAME EXACT THING happened to me about a year and a half ago. I was at a light, went to put it in first...and WHAM! It snapped right in my hand. I was only about a half mile from my house, limped home in 1st just like you! Mine was purchased from Pettit as well and he sent me a new one free of charge. Mine broke just underneath the threads, between the two pieces. Either I didn't have enough bearing grease in it, or the threads may have been a hair loose. My new shifter does feel tight and I definitley hear the tranny noise too. Is that normal for the short shift kits? Anyone have another SS that doesn't hear the tranny???
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lol pisser........
On a side note........ I cut the stock shifter top off and welded bolt on (I put a FC shift knob on). It lowered it a bit and works really good with the stock FC shift knob. I love the stock FC Knob as It will never wear out. My TII has 1/4 million miles on it and it looks new. It has fun rubber shit inside of it that burns pretty well :) Most of the noise is reduced in the stock one from that black rubber stuff. Doesn't the mazda speed one keep the original shifter? I love the mazda speed short shifter in my TII. |
Dude, you are an ANIMAL!
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I dont understand how a shifter can break. I was in an accident in my fd and the shifter was pushed into the tranny tunnel. I was going to sell the mazdaspeed short shifter, but i found out it was bent from the impact. You could see the slight bend in the shifter. It was a pretty bad accident. Maybe they had a few defective ones.
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Damn that's is some total ninja type quick shifting.
I was at a track event last year and someone ripped the shifter off their car. The poor guy was so freaked out that he wrecked and totalled the car. |
I couldn't find the top piece, but I kept that thing for atleast a year. I was pretty proud of myself splitting a 1/2 inch piece of steel with my bare hands!!! I'll look for it again tomorrow.
What kind of lube do you guys use when you put your SS in? I just coated it in bearing grease, but I can hear grinding sometimes. I pulled the new one out a few months ago and it was still lubed really well. I replaced the boot over the entire shift assembly and I have 2 insulator pads in there for heat absorption. |
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