Just put in my 6 speed- trans tonight
Just finished putting in the 6-speed tonight. Everything major seems to be working. The only thing i have to do now is figure out why my speedometer isn't working :-| The only two wires I was worried about had the same color and connector, or so I thought. Oh well, I guess I'll work on that some other day. :facepalm:
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connected the speedometer cable? I figure Mazda probably left it in the same position as the 5 speed, passenger side rear of tranny.
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you do it with the motor in? how long did it take you? I am doing mine this afternoon.
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speedo cable is exactly the same as the 5 speed, it should just screw on where the old one did. Its cable driven so you cant wire it wrong.
Dann |
Originally Posted by 240_to_miata
(Post 576676)
you do it with the motor in? how long did it take you? I am doing mine this afternoon.
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Originally Posted by 240_to_miata
(Post 576676)
you do it with the motor in? how long did it take you? I am doing mine this afternoon.
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Originally Posted by Techsalvager
(Post 576667)
connected the speedometer cable? I figure Mazda probably left it in the same position as the 5 speed, passenger side rear of tranny.
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Originally Posted by miatamike
(Post 576727)
It takes about 4 hours if you do it by yourself. Or 6 hours on a sunday :-)
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Originally Posted by 240_to_miata
(Post 576731)
Did I mention I am using a lift :giggle:
I have actually only used a lift once to do a clutch swap. I found it slightly harder then just doing it on jack stands. Mostly because I know exactly where to lay on my back to get every bolt, on the lift the height differences threw things off. |
Originally Posted by miatamike
(Post 576728)
Even though I don't think it will give me the correct speed.
Keeping the sensor that came with the sixspeed will lead to a higher indicated than actual speed. If you have a 4.3 rearend, then use a 4.3 speedsensor If you have a 4.1 rearend, then use a 4.1 speedsensor |
Does this mean with my 5 speed and 3.6 rear end i can get the proper speed sensor?
For some reason i thought that the 6 speed sensors were different! |
Just finished up my swap. From putting my car on the lift to taking it off was 3.5 hours... this includes helping my buddy on and off with his project.
i love how the car feels with the 6 speed! YAY for a lift :) |
Originally Posted by miatamike
(Post 576728)
The cable is in and connected. It was the one that came with the transmission. I guess I'll just have to put the one in from my 5-speed. Even though I don't think it will give me the correct speed.
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Did you check if it was still plugged into the back of your cluster...i drove a whole year with no speedo and thats all it was...fail.
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Originally Posted by miatamike
(Post 576728)
The cable is in and connected. It was the one that came with the transmission. I guess I'll just have to put the one in from my 5-speed. Even though I don't think it will give me the correct speed.
lemme know |
Originally Posted by fooger03
(Post 576991)
Pull the speedo gear assembly out of the 5-speed (one 10mm bolt iirc), and put it in the 6-speed. Simple process even with the tranny in the car...connect cable, and go! Speedo gear assemblies are 100% interchangeable, and unless you did indeed change the gear ratio at the differential, your speedo will not miss a beat!
Originally Posted by stranges12712
(Post 577018)
Did you check if it was still plugged into the back of your cluster...i drove a whole year with no speedo and thats all it was...fail.
Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 577051)
The one from the 5-speed won't even touch the gears. I have an electronic speedo that supposedly works with that trans which is brand new and you can have for the small price of 1 beer.
lemme know |
Check the wiring on the sensor itself as well. I had pulled the wires out of mine like an idiot when I replaced my engine using an engine lift, just resoldered everything back up again.
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Originally Posted by saedrin
(Post 577176)
Check the wiring on the sensor itself as well. I had pulled the wires out of mine like an idiot when I replaced my engine using an engine lift, just resoldered everything back up again.
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Originally Posted by miatamike
(Post 577148)
They are interchangable only 5 speeds to 5 speeds and 6 speeds to 6 speeds. The 5-speed gears are backwards compared to the 6-speed. They are also different colors which makes them completely different and unusable :giggle: (I thought the same thing BTW: before I was properly corrected)
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+1
I pulled the speed sensor out of my 1999 5 speed and shoved it in the 2001+ 6 speed box without issue. |
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