Miata Mailing List: January 1996, Message #144
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   From: Jonathan Farkas 
Subject: Re: Shift Linkage Problems
   Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 16:31:23 -0500

Well Brian, I also have an early '90 model, and had that problem.  Once I 
got stuck in reverse on the HIGHWAY!! I have no idea how putting it in 
second got it into reverse, but it wasn't coming out.  It had happened 
once before, and I had to have the car towed to a mechanic, who told me 
the selector fork had slipped off.  He stuck something in the reverse 
sensor hole and fixed it.  When it went on teh highway, though, I wound 
up taking it to mazda who after disassembling the tranny told me that the 
entire transmission was mangled and (not to alarm you) needed to be REPLACED!

I hope that this is not what your problem is.  The dealer knew he had me, 
and, well, he tore me a new a**h*l* with a cinder block.  

						Good Luck,
						Jon

On Wed, 3 Jan 1996, Brian K. Dore' wrote:

> Happy New Year,
> 
> On my way to work this morning I stopped for gas and when I tried to leave, 
> my car wouldn't shift.  It acts exactly like Sean Timm describes in the 
> archives of 7-95 under the subject "my car won't shift."   The reverse gear 
> seems to be stuck.
> 
> Today is my first day back at work after two weeks forced vacation for the 
> holidays, and I didn't want to leave it at the Gas Station / Shop N Rob, 
>  so I had it towed to my nearest unfriendly Mazda dealer.  They don't 
> expect to even look at it until Friday.  If I can find out exactly what the 
> problem is, and how hard it is to fix, I would really like to get it back 
> from them and fix it this weekend before they start taking things apart.
> 
> There was also a message with a letter to Miata owners describing this 
>  problem. (Mine is an early '90 model)   If there is any documentation or 
> references that might make their job easier, reduce my costs, or help out, 
> I'd appreciate knowing.
> 
> I don't like the idea of my car sitting out in their back lot,  uncovered. 
>  It rained here yesterday, and the car is too dirty to consider putting the 
> car cover on.
> 
> I can't wait for my crankshaft nose to break, then I will have had EVERY 
> common problem with the Miata happen to me.
> 
> Brian K. Dore'
> 
> '90 Classic Red Base
> "As a matter of fact I DID walk two miles to work this morning"
> 
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