i am also looking for a short shifter for the 3.0 noone is making the first gen
shifter any longer so extremely hard to find , if any of our members have one to
part and r willing to part with it let me know thanks agian yall .

--- In firstgenprobeperformanceclub@yahoogroups.com, "Barry McKinzey"
<oldcapri@...> wrote:
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> 1st: No factory Probe LX had TestaRossa style strakes down the side.
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> 2nd: You need to replace plastic bushings for the shifter. There are two
> sets; one at the bottom of the shift lever and one where the shift rod meets
> the transmission. Most likely they are just old but they will deteriorate
> quicker if you have an oil leak. I have a 3.0 mtx myself and it leaks quite
> a bit down there. I'm in need of my second set of bushings in less than five
> years. Buy them at your local Mazda dealer (trust me on this. Ford dealers
> stink). They will have to order them since the car is pretty old but they
> should be able to still get them. IIRC shifter bushings are all the same
> from '89-'92 for all model Probe/MX-6 mtx. The fix is an easy, less than 30
> minute, installation from jacking to dropping.
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>
> Barry
>
> '93 SE
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> '93 GT
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> '91 LX
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> '93 GT R.I.P.
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> '90 GL R.I.P.
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