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neon_guy · 12-30-2008, 10:00 AM

I put this in the wrong section.
http://forum.mazda6club.com/index.php?showtopic=108066

The jist is I don't have 3rd gear. Is there anything I can do about it other than buy a new tranny.

CanyonRider · 12-30-2008, 02:09 PM

I'd start by carefully checking the shifter and cable connections at both ends for worn bushings or any slop. If all is tight - the problem is likely in the tranny.

Often times it will stay in gear if you are accelerating and pop out when you let off the gas (decelerating). Sometimes it is the other way around. You should check this. This happens because the gears are skew cut and accelerating tends to force them in one direction while decelerating tends to force them the opposite way.

If this is the case, the carrier shaft that the gear rides on is likely worn. You are better off replacing the tranny than trying to rebuild.

If it won't go into gear, or it seems to go part-way in and won't stay - it could be a worn shift fork. Again, probably better off replacing the tranny than trying to rebuild.

Good luck.

Mazda Gremlyn · 12-30-2008, 05:38 PM

One topic per... topic.

neon_guy · 12-30-2008, 05:43 PM

duly noted

12-30-2008, 10:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
neon_guy Drivers License Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	I put this in the wrong section. http://forum.mazda6club.com/index.php?showtopic=108066 The jist is I don't have 3rd gear. Is there anything I can do about it other than buy a new tranny. __________________ Pssssssft!!!! Zoom Zoom BOOM!!!! Yeah. That's about right.

12-30-2008, 02:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
CanyonRider Drivers License Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 88 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	I'd start by carefully checking the shifter and cable connections at both ends for worn bushings or any slop. If all is tight - the problem is likely in the tranny. Often times it will stay in gear if you are accelerating and pop out when you let off the gas (decelerating). Sometimes it is the other way around. You should check this. This happens because the gears are skew cut and accelerating tends to force them in one direction while decelerating tends to force them the opposite way. If this is the case, the carrier shaft that the gear rides on is likely worn. You are better off replacing the tranny than trying to rebuild. If it won't go into gear, or it seems to go part-way in and won't stay - it could be a worn shift fork. Again, probably better off replacing the tranny than trying to rebuild. Good luck. __________________ 2003 Mazda 6s MTX

12-30-2008, 05:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Mazda Gremlyn Administrator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 7,194 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	One topic per... topic. __________________ 2004 Mazda6s MTX: Injen/CP-E Tunable, Espelier Lowering Springs, Racing Beat Sway Bars, 6gunrocket endlinks 1988 323 GTX: It LIVES!!

12-30-2008, 05:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
neon_guy Drivers License Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: 0 reviews	duly noted __________________ Pssssssft!!!! Zoom Zoom BOOM!!!! Yeah. That's about right.

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