Check out these shifter bushing for our FD. Our stock ones are made of plastic, they tend to wear out after long use. It is something to put on while you put on those short shifters.

 

where did you find them?

 

I am also curious as to where you found that.. just installed a B&M and used the stock bushing.

Mikey M.

 

the RE Amemiya shifter includes one like that

 

Widely available from Mazda Motorsports and Mazdatrix for a long time. Search for "aluminum shifter bushing".

 

They look like brass though...

 

Rmagic makes them as well, and probly every other Japanese tunner.

 

That's funny, I pulled my tranny today and notice mine was broken, now I know what to replace it with. Thanks!!

X...

 

Have your own machined at the local shop..use aluminum stock

 

They are from www.evo-r.net. Same exact item as R magic, but for half of their price.

 

Mazdaspeed Motorsports is almost half as much again

 

$15 from Mazdatrix and I think $9 from Mazda Motorsports. It's a friggen hunk of aluminum, no sense in paying more.

 

Replaced mine with the MazdaTrix one after I took apart the shifter assembly. The plastic bushing was worn down flat. Big difference once replaced.

 

I have a spare Mazda Motorsport aluminium one. Anyone what for $12 shipped anywhere in 48? PM me

 

how long do the stock ones last? when i put my B&M short throw on, i used the one off the stock shifter... ive got almost 50k miles on the car now. i shouldnt expect it to wear out anytime soon should i?

 

aluminium ones won't last as long as the brass one. EVO-R one is made of brass just like RE and knight Sports.

 

they are on jt-imports site

 

Mine broke and I drove my car around for about a month before replacing it. It will just hit metal on metal, that's all. I put an aluminum on from Mazdatrix. Seems to make shifting a little crisper.

 

When I serviced my shifter, I noticed a WORLD of improvement once I replaced the OE white nylon bushing. Before, the shifter had a LOT of play when in neutral. Once the new bushing was in place, there was little to no play in neutral. 12 months later, it has a little play again. Not nearly as much as before I replaced it, but there is more than there was 12 months ago. The nylon bushings are something like $4 from Ray at Malloy. If one bushing at $4 shipped will last me at least two years, I don't see the point in needing an aluminum one.

 

bringing this thread back up but is it a bushign or rather the shifter seat? how do you remove the plastic one to put the alum. on if it is the seat? thank you

 

I wish it was that simple for me. Ever since I installed my new short shifter about 2 years ago, I've had to replace that damn nylon bushing 3 times. I'm done! It's time for me to try the aluminum version.