Your 6 speeds
09-30-2010, 12:40 AM
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Your 6 speeds
Do any of you have issues getting into reverse? I might pick one up with 70k miles on it for 600, and the previous owner says and I quote:
"Its almost like the reverse synchro was going bad and you'd try to put it into reverse, and it'd take about half a second for it to go in."
I was under the assumption most transmissions don't even have a synchro on the reverse gear...
He says if you spin the input shaft it goes into all gears fine though.
A lot of cars I've driven with manual transmissions seem to be harder to get into reverse though. Anyone think they would pass this offer up?
I searched and didn't really find much, so...discuss?
"Its almost like the reverse synchro was going bad and you'd try to put it into reverse, and it'd take about half a second for it to go in."
I was under the assumption most transmissions don't even have a synchro on the reverse gear...
He says if you spin the input shaft it goes into all gears fine though.
A lot of cars I've driven with manual transmissions seem to be harder to get into reverse though. Anyone think they would pass this offer up?
I searched and didn't really find much, so...discuss?
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09-30-2010, 01:03 AM
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are you within driving distance? i say go see it for yourself and run it throught the gears yourselft and see about the said reverse issue! 600 bucks for a 6 speed doesnt seem like to bad of a deal! you can also act like something is wrong with it so you can low ball him to get it even cheaper. 
unless its sombody known on here! 
unless its sombody known on here!
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09-30-2010, 01:56 AM
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Technically its driving distance, but I don't really feel like driving that far. I'm going to see if I can get him to negotiate, if one of you guys got it for 400 then I can't see paying 6 bills for this.
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09-30-2010, 02:45 AM
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I sure can. $400 for a 6-speed is a smoking deal. I paid $500 for my last one and I drove 10 hours round trip the day after I saw the ad to make sure I got it. $600 is a good price for a 70k mile box - I sold a 40k mile '01 box for $850.
Both of the 6-speeds I've had were a little finnicky into reverse. I replaced a few parts in the first box after a 130mph 5-R shift - 5/R shift fork, reverse gear, reverse synchro, and the reverse slider. It went in a little easier after that, but not dramatically so. The current box usually snicks right in, but every so often it will put up a fight and I'll have to put it in 5th, then reverse, or let the clutch out a bit to spin everything into alignment. Not a big deal.
Both of the 6-speeds I've had were a little finnicky into reverse. I replaced a few parts in the first box after a 130mph 5-R shift - 5/R shift fork, reverse gear, reverse synchro, and the reverse slider. It went in a little easier after that, but not dramatically so. The current box usually snicks right in, but every so often it will put up a fight and I'll have to put it in 5th, then reverse, or let the clutch out a bit to spin everything into alignment. Not a big deal.
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09-30-2010, 03:10 AM
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honestly, so many 5 speeds bomb on here at any given time and at any given hp when boosted... just buy it! itll be worth it in the long run. i would rather have an unreliable reverse with a solid 1-6 than a butter smooth reverse and a ticking time bomb in 1-5.... its not too often u see a 6speed for sale u know?
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09-30-2010, 03:13 AM
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14 hourish round trip...a friend just happens to be going there for a concert so hes hauling it back for me. On that note...anyone know approximate dimensions of a miata trans?
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