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So, on the way home tonight, I felt something odd as I shifted into 6th, then the shifter felt soft,without the nice positive engagement I'm used to. Tried to downshift, and couldn't shift below what I thought was 5th; all other gates are locked-out. Eventually realized I was in 6th gear no matter what position the shifter is in.
No reverse, can't get it into any other gear, still in 6th even when in "neutral." Clutch seems to engage and disengage normally.
Any ideas, besides a new tranny?
Pray for a bent shift fork?
I'm with sxk122 on this one. Sounds just like what happened when the 3-4 shifter fork broke in my S/R, only my transmission was stuck in 4th.
lol.... my diagnosis came from experience with zx2 issues too.....
I would blame the previous owner. ;)
Could be the shifter bolts were loose and the shifter popped out of the shifting fork linkage. Happened to me once on an older car.
Dang..... :-(
Did some surfing and found this - http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=237737 Hope it helps!
Sorry to hear about this, maybe check with MER about a fix/replacement. They do have lots of these transmissions around the shop.
Sorry to hear about this Mike. Late model Mazdas seem to be prone to garbage transmissions. :(
Garbage transmission? Serious? How many autocrosses and track days on it?
Hope it's an easy fix for you but if you have to replace I recommend the 5 over the 6 speed.
Nails, I sold my NB @ 110k miles on the original transmission. At 72k miles, my RX8 is on its 3rd transmission. Similar levels of abuse (honestly the Miata probably saw more abuse, since it was always on R compounds track or autox).
And yes, I believe that the transmissions in the '04-'08 RX8 and the NC are garbage for the most part.
The NC 6-speed is different from the Aisin 6-speed found in the MSM and the RX8, and is actually very good once a couple of weak points are addressed (according to MER). The NC 5-speed is the same one found in the 99-05 NB's, I'm told.
I'm most likely dealing with either a broken 5/6 shift fork or a condition where the 3/4 carrier and the shift paddle get crossways when going to 5th, and the tranny has to be "reset" to get it back in-sync. Either way, I'm headed to MER today to get it fixed-up.
As a result, please not the significant price reduction on a lovely set of Konig Feathers in the classifieds... :)
I like the gearing better on the 5 than 6 especially at Hallett. That's why I prefer it, not because of durability. As for your first Miata, Iain, it spoiled you with outstanding durability. I do think you've had bad luck with the RX-8 trannies though.
You mean the one that was on it's third engine by the time he sold it? :lol:Quote:
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Good luck Mike, sorry to hear about the trans problem.
I know where you live, moto... Damn mexican!
He is not a Sombrero!Quote:
Originally Posted by OZMDD
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Originally Posted by OZMDD
That's right! He's a rug! :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Lol... first motor was the infamous thrust bearing issue at 11k miles, long before I bought it from the original owner. I had John Day rebuild the motor at 105k because of high RPM noise - he said it probably would have gone another 50k miles without issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
Heh. Saini was shocked that I'd gotten as many miles as I did out of the old box, based on usage. They were replacing them every 3-4 races in their Touring 3 RX8s.Quote:
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There's your warranty. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Miatamoto
I went back and read the fine print... turns out it actually came with a warningty. He does, however, send me a chimichanga every time something breaks!:nutkick:
LOL. Hard. Way to keep things in perspective. Stuff breaks, esp. at your speeds.Quote:
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Chipotle turkey-changa or standard fried fare?
Well what did ya figure out OZMDD??
Waiting for Jason to call me with the verdict, but its looking like a shift fork failure.
trans. problems is like a monkey on your back... I had trans. problem in my NC in 4th ever so often it would pop out of gear, kind of a weird feeling when it does it in mid apex. All i have to say is thank god for warranty!!!
hope you get it all sorted out,
looking forward to seeing the doppelganger NC soon
Well what did ya figure out OZMDD??
Broken 5/6 shift fork. Waiting for the MER guys to return from Thunderhill and git er done.
Picking up the new-and-improved NC tomorrow AM! Well, only improved in the sense that it has a new clutch and beefier shift forks, but you get the point.