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DaleZ wrote:Just got a short shifter installed in my NB 2 weeks ago.... All good funz... however, there is this very annoying rattling sound from the metal bush where the shifter sits.... (the new shifter comes with a metal bush which replaces the plastic bush from stock).... seems like the sound is getting louder n louder.... it's all quiet when the car is idle.... but when the car is going again... the sound comes back on.... it's pretty annoying, even music cannot cover this.....

Anyone has experiences with this before? any good suggestions to stop the noise??

thanks in advance...

What sort of short shifter is it?
Some are made without the teflon slide that the dowel pin runs in,
if it is all metal and no teflon guide then it will rattle no matter what you do
some of the cheap ones don't have the teflon
When you say you replaced a plastic bush with a metal one was it a tapered on the goes under the larger sphere of the shifter?

and is it a 5spd or 6spd?

Basicly you shouldn't be replacing any factory parts just adding aftermarket ones
you should still have the mazda spring loaded bottom one and the smaller top one you just have to fit the internal spacer under them adn then the external one on top of the turret

have you got any pictures of the parts you bought? without having to take them out again?

Your upper shaft is probably disconnecting from the lower shaft.

Try pulling the knob and console off and twisting the upper part of the shaft (where the knob goes).

If it is loose, unscrew it all the way and put some Loctite (or at least superglue) on the shaft thread and screw it back together.

Apparently some new shafts in the short shift kits do not have the collar on that the OE one's have but are just a straight shaft.The collar is filled with(rubber?) noise suppression material to stop vibration, and this may a POSSIBLE source or amplifyer of noise.

Peter

adamjp wrote:Your upper shaft is probably disconnecting from the lower shaft.

Try pulling the knob and console off and twisting the upper part of the shaft (where the knob goes).

If it is loose, unscrew it all the way and put some Loctite (or at least superglue) on the shaft thread and screw it back together.

What he said.
Check that your stick is a two-piece design or not.

Also check that the three bolts that hold the flange onto the gearstick housing is done up tight as they do come loose. Again use a threadlocker on these.