[EzPc]

On the top of my 5 speed the seal/bushing/thing where the shift lever goes into the transmission is leaking. I pulled it apart and the whole thing is a mess. So seeing how it is a tiny little part I went over to the local dealer to get a new one. Well it turns out that the seal and bushing and parts I would need are about $100. That is way more than I want to spend, especially for what I would be getting.

Does anyone have a busted Mazda tranny around they could sell me the part from? Has anyone else made their own bushing seal solution? I had an extra tie rod boot and jammed that on the shift lever as a short term seal but I would like something a little better.

Suggestions are welcome!

Thanks,
Tim

Hi,

It looks like I am in the same boat, funny though, i just had major overhaul on the engine and exhaust including the clutch. Used to have a major oil leak so when I replaced the oil pan and valve cover gaskets I thought I was golden...:rockon To my surprize now she drips ATF, like you described, from the top down.. at first it did not make sense until I read your post....

So, does this job require you to pull the transmission or can you do it from the top? What did you end up doing Tim? Did you ever fix this and anyone have an idea what it costs to have it fixed?

Thanks
:rockon

 

[EzPc]

Happy St Patricks Day to all... :beer

Thanks everyone for that info...:rockon before I decide how far I need to go I first need to find out which trans I have... IMS there is a tag on the drivers side of the trans were the fill and drain plugs are... is there and easy way to tell which trans I have??

 

[EzPc]

Coool... a stupid question! LOL
I like those, I can answer those.

Here's an M5OD-HD (ZF) tag, notice how it's "stamped"...
http://www.panix.com/~alvinj/file12/BroncoZFtag.jpg

I suggest just using a rag to wipe the M5OD-R2 (Mazda) tag off.

An E4OD tag is a decal on a metal plate and will wipe off with just
a rag sometimes, let alone with carburetor or contact cleaner!

BTDT :/ Saved most of it but still, it sucked.

One of Ford's cheaper ideas?

Big sheets of cardboard from Costco is what I like the best for
ground cover.

Alvin in AZ

Happy to oblige with the easy question Alvin...
Well its Friday and will have some time to crawl under there and have a look.

 

[EzPc]

cant create new threads so i write in this thread. Im from poland and got Bronco II 89r 2.9V6 5 speed manual mazda or mitsu 4x4. got troubles witch gearbox. when i start engine i could hear somthing like chrrrrrrchrrrchrrr from gearbox. when i press clutch pedal to the floor this noise dissapear. 1-2-3 and d gear when i drive is so loud chrrrrrrchrrr from gearbox on 4th gear when i drive faster there is no this sound. what could it be? on polish forums they cant answear me. Please help. sorry for writting in this thread

Good evening Hanaka,
I had the same truck you have and had the same problem once. What the cause was in my case, a tooth on the input shaft broke off and was bouncing around inside. From your description it sounds like the trans still works except for the noise. You should at least open it up to see if you can remove the broken piece before it damages anything else inside. Short of that a replacement of the shaft would be in order and if you are going to do that, might as well completely rebuild it replaceing the synchrose. Good luck.

 

[EzPc]

i think that could be also Input shaft bearing it coul be damaged and imput shaft working how to say ..... up and down

If you are right and you rebuild don't forget to replace the synchrose...