99-01 6-speed shifter compatibility
Just picked up a 00 6-speed, however, it lacks the shifter/shift lever.
What's the compatibility with these? I'm wanting to throw something on Super Cheap(tm) for a temporary solution. I've ran into all sorts of conflicting information, including one shifter that supposedly works for all 99-05 6-speeds, but another that claims it's for everything 89-01 and for all 01-05 5-speeds, but it won't work on a late-01-05 6-speed. |
Well MiataRoadster breaks down their shifter options as 99-01.... Not sure if something would be different with the stock shifters that would make a 99 not work in a 00 trans...
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Yeah, that's what I was wondering. Based on what MiataRoadster's specs say, I should be able to use my 5-speed shifter in the 6-speed, which is happy days for me.
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Originally Posted by blaen99
(Post 1114168)
Yeah, that's what I was wondering. Based on what MiataRoadster's specs say, I should be able to use my 5-speed shifter in the 6-speed, which is happy days for me.
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Originally Posted by BTMiata
(Post 1114175)
??? I didn't see that?!? They break it down for the 5spd and there are separate boxes in the chart for the 6spd shifters
(Edit) Ah hell, and then I read the specs closer. To complicate matters, all NB1/NB2 6-speed shafts have the same shorter distance between the axes of the fulcrum balls and tip balls vs. all NA/NB 5-speeds. - balls. |
Originally Posted by blaen99
(Post 1114176)
Read their specs closer. The 5-speed and the early 6-speeds have the same specifications with respect to ball size and whatnot.
(Edit) Ah hell, and then I read the specs closer. To complicate matters, all NB1/NB2 6-speed shafts have the same shorter distance between the axes of the fulcrum balls and tip balls vs. all NA/NB 5-speeds. - balls. |
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Originally Posted by blaen99
(Post 1114181)
And now I'm even MORE confused, SHIFT LEVER KIT (PKM528-17-510A) - $119.95 - PKM52817510A
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I mean, if Rosenthal says they are all the same...
I'd be inclined to trust Rosenthal. |
Originally Posted by blaen99
(Post 1114164)
Just picked up a 00 6-speed, however, it lacks the shifter/shift lever.
What's the compatibility with these? I'm wanting to throw something on Super Cheap(tm) for a temporary solution. |
Originally Posted by blaen99
(Post 1114184)
I mean, if Rosenthal says they are all the same...
I'd be inclined to trust Rosenthal. That looks right to me. |
Originally Posted by concealer404
(Post 1114455)
That looks right to me.
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Originally Posted by blaen99
(Post 1114168)
... I should be able to use my 5-speed shifter in the 6-speed, which is happy days for me.
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IIRC the early 6-speed I put in my '95 had two locating pins in the turret while all 5-speeds only have one pin, meaning a 5-speed lever would not work in a 6-speed without removing one of the pins from the turret. That's assuming everything else about the 5-speed lever fits and works. I'm guessing that the PKM528-17-510A is a 6-speed lever for use on all 5-speeds (backwards compatible?) and the early 6-speeds, but hard to see in the picture if it has one slot or two slots to accommodate the locating pins.
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Originally Posted by RotorNutFD3S
(Post 1114498)
IIRC the early 6-speed I put in my '95 had two locating pins in the turret while all 5-speeds only have one pin, meaning a 5-speed lever would not work in a 6-speed without removing one of the pins from the turret.
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I think you can remove one of the pins to get a 1-pin shifter to fit. My 99 5-speed had 2 pins but I got the ebay short shifter I bought to fit. Well the bottom bushing didn't fit but with a hammer I was able to tap out the front pin.
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I have a stock 6 speed shifter I could part with if you need it.
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I also bought a '00 6-speed. My '99 5-speed shift lever was a perfect fit for it.
99-00 6-speed transmissions have a small pivot ball on the shift lever, 01+ 6-speeds have a larger pivot ball on the shifter. |
I "Might" have a 6spd shifter I could part with from a 99' .... It all depends on how the stock shifter feels when I throw it in this weekend. I really want the miataroadster extended shifter
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Originally Posted by 99mx5
(Post 1114536)
I also bought a '00 6-speed. My '99 5-speed shift lever was a perfect fit for it.
99-00 6-speed transmissions have a small pivot ball on the shift lever, 01+ 6-speeds have a larger pivot ball on the shifter. |
Yeah, but WHICH Mazda 6spd is shown in that picture? There are two.
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Originally Posted by concealer404
(Post 1114579)
Yeah, but WHICH Mazda 6spd is shown in that picture? There are two.
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Good point.
So you couldn't swap those two anyways. |
Originally Posted by k24madness
(Post 1114577)
I am not sure how you got that to work. Clearly there are length differences. Maybe yours now acts like a short shifter.
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Can't believe I missed this thread after alot of worrying about this subject lately. I bought a 01 6 speed recently. I planned on modifying my 5 speed shifter to work (because other threads said it wouldn't) or biting the bullet and actually buying one if I couldn't get it to work. Out of curiosity I put my 00 5 speed shifter in and it 'SEEMS' to work just fine. At the same time I built my bottom end and doing some other stuff so I haven't actually driven it yet but shifting it seems fine so far.
tl;dr 99 5 speed shifter seems to work in 01 6 speed, no modifications. Edit: our shifters are m10x1.25 right? I'm thinking this |
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