mine was in the car when i bought it and it always has been noisy. is it normal for th e b&m shifter to make a gear sound unless the clutch is pressed all the way in? thanks

 

I'm not sure what you mean by "gear sound". If you mean the rattle that goes along with a short-shifter, just add a couple strips of dyna-mat along the base of the shifter. Got rid of my rattle and helped a few other forum members as well.

-Matt

 

gear sound. sounds like gears turning together not a bad grinding just louder than normal shifters

 

Just installed a short shifter with dyna-mat and I get now the same humming gear sound under acceleration:-( Its not the usual short shifter rattle.
Without the short shifter is was fine.

 

I got the B&M short shifter I and don't hear those noises that you guys are talking about. My engine, BOV, and exhaust muffles any noise that the tranny would make under WOT so maybe I just can't hear it.

 

airn,

i've got the B&M also, and mine did that, too. that was the first thing i noticed after i put it in. it either doesn't do it anymore, or i've just gotten used to it and don't notice it anymore.

quick solution: turn your radio up

 

has anybody had both the b&m and the mazdaspeed shifters. id like to know of a comparison between the two.

paul

 

I've got the B&M as well. Occationally it will rattle at idle, but I haven't noticed it for a while. Never heard a "gear sound" or "grinding" sound from it.

K

 

My B&M rattles at RPMs below ~2500. And I can hear some rattling at idle. No biggie.
~Tom

 

normal....

 

Go to this link for a discussion of the short shifter rattling issue:

http://www.mazdatrix.com/shiftrat.htm

Many brands of short shifters give the rattling sound. Some people have reported that their short shifters rattled at initial installation but eventually went quiet after about 500 miles. Others have reported that Dynamat solved the rattling problem. It's a "hit-or-miss" issue.