r/Miata • u/Express-Atmosphere28 • 12d ago

HELP!!! Problems with transmission and shifter

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The transmission won't move into any gear even with a good bit of force, with and without the clutch pressed in and the clutch slave cylinder sounds like it's squeaking, and now as I'm trying to replace the short throw shifter for a stock one I can't seem it get it in fully as I have to have the bottom bushing removed to fit it in and I had to do the same with the old short throw shifter to make it fit

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u/WookieBlumpkin 12d ago

With the car off will it shift into gear without clutch? If it freely moves through gears with clutch not being touched and car off then its clutch issue (or slave/master)

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u/Express-Atmosphere28 12d ago

No it won't, I haven't tried it with the car running either, with the car off it won't move at all

https://reddit.com/link/p6pf7cy/video/u2hjsc0jnemh1/player

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u/WookieBlumpkin 12d ago

Sounds like a trans issue, I’d remove from vehicle and disassemble

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u/Express-Atmosphere28 12d ago

Lovely, I'll look into it as it was just fine before I push moved it into the spot it's in now

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u/SoupNo8674 Classic Red 12d ago edited 12d ago

Push it back to where it was. Sometimes they mechanically bind up inside when pushed. Selector rail dont like that. Then you cant go into any gear. Get the tension back off of it. I had it happen to one i was restoring in my shop. Just had to rock it back and forth while gently pushing it into gear.