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Old 11-21-2013, 01:37 PM
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Unhappy Help Me Gayz!! My Shifter's Limp.
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!
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Old 11-21-2013, 01:44 PM
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I'm leaning towards set no.3 since the ball pivots to that side when going to 1st/2nd gear.
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Yeah, Oscar has it right, and you are backwards.

BTW, you're really leaving yourself wide open with a thread title like that.
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Originally Posted by rleete
you are backwards.
As usual.

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BTW, you're really leaving yourself wide open with a thread title like that.
I needed to get attention somehow! It worked, and I actually got an answer.
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don't worry bro, its 2013 there is a cure for your limp shaft
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Sounds like it's time to upgrade to a titanium, quad return spring set-up, brah.

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Originally Posted by sharkythesharkdogg
Sounds like it's time to upgrade to a titanium, quad return spring set-up, brah.
Yeah, I'm pretty hard-on that shifter.
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See if they make xidas for your shifter brah
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Mmmmmm. XIDAS . . . .
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Add a ***** shift ****, that should fix it.
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Originally Posted by sharkythesharkdogg
Sounds like it's time to upgrade to a titanium, quad return spring set-up, brah.

Do those have to be overnighted from Japan?
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Originally Posted by rleete

BTW, you're really leaving yourself wide open with a thread title like that.
This IS miataturbo! Jeesh!
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did you try tickling #1 first? hah
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Originally Posted by rleete
Yeah, Oscar has it right, and you are backwards.

BTW, you're really leaving yourself wide open with a thread title like that.
I've got something else that could leave you wide-open


(somebody had to use this one)
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Originally Posted by TheScaryOne
Do those have to be overnighted from Japan?
You can get the Chinese knock-offs from Fleabay for like 1/4 the price.. Claims they use chrome plated "tritadnium".
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LOL. Consider the thread title an early Christmas gift.
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Originally Posted by TheScaryOne

Do those have to be overnighted from Japan?
You need two of the big ones, but good luck finding them the week before race wars.
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