When I move my shifter towards the right (5th/Reverse), I get a nice, spring-centering action back to the 3rd/4th area. But when I move towards the left (1st/2nd), it just stays there.

Lifted the following out of the Mazda FSM:


I'm guessing spring set #2 might be broken? Or am I way off base?

Help!

 

I'm leaning towards set no.3 since the ball pivots to that side when going to 1st/2nd gear.

 

Yeah, Oscar has it right, and you are backwards.

BTW, you're really leaving yourself wide open with a thread title like that.

 

As usual.

I needed to get attention somehow! It worked, and I actually got an answer.

 

don't worry bro, its 2013 there is a cure for your limp shaft

 

Sounds like it's time to upgrade to a titanium, quad return spring set-up, brah.

 

Yeah, I'm pretty hard-on that shifter.

 

See if they make xidas for your shifter brah

 

Mmmmmm. XIDAS . . . .

 

Add a ***** shift ****, that should fix it.

 

Do those have to be overnighted from Japan?

 

This IS miataturbo! Jeesh!

 

did you try tickling #1 first? hah

 

I've got something else that could leave you wide-open


(somebody had to use this one)

 

You can get the Chinese knock-offs from Fleabay for like 1/4 the price.. Claims they use chrome plated "tritadnium".

 

LOL. Consider the thread title an early Christmas gift.

 

You need two of the big ones, but good luck finding them the week before race wars.