Miata Mailing List: November 1993, Message #174
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   From: "Jyri J. Virkki" 
Subject: Re: Shifting thoughts
   Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1993 11:49:18 -0500

Once upon a time Jim Jamieson said:
> 
> I have a blackC, '93, 4000mi and am wondering about the breakin time for the
> shifter. It is less stiff, especially 1-2, but still clicks/resists a bit on
> shifting up. I wonder if this is "normal" and whether I might expect the shif
> to become smoother with time and when in other's experiences. When I test dro
> the car with the salesman, he was showing off the car's  power and missed a
> shift, 4<3, and had bit of grinding of gears. Is gear grinding something to
> worry about in the long term? 

Dunno, but my '93 (~2000mi) has a very notchy 1-2 shift also when
cold, so I guess it's normal. It loosens up quite a bit after 15 min
of driving or so, but is still slightly stiffer than other shifts.

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