Miata Mailing List: June 1993, Message #106
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   From: Herb Samuels 
Subject: New Car Problems
   Date: Mon, 28 Jun 1993 19:16:41 -0400


Did you check your tie-rods?  If one is bent the car will tend to
drift.  I have a 1990 and found after 1 year that the tie-rids tend to
bend probably from normal wear and tear.  They were replaced under
warantee and since then I havn't had any trouble.  Perhaps some of the
early tie-rods were defective but it is something that you should
check.  When you have trouble shifting into 4th gear (about 25% of the
time) do you get a grinding sound or does it just require somewhat
more effort?  If you notice a mild grinding sound then you may have a
synchronizer problem which should be covered under warantee.  The
reported 1st to 2nd shift resistance in my car usually only occurs
when it is below freezing. When just started cold in warm weather
there is only a mild resistance for the first few minutes of driving.
After the car warms up (3 to 5 minutes) I notice no problem
in the 1st to 2nd gear shift.

Herb Samuels