Miata Transmission

[bulldoezr]

You mean a socket thats about 2 feet long? Yes, I am aware and have already made one to get the nut loose. It came apart without too many special tools other than the socket. Snap ring pliers, a bearing puller, and a 12mm socket wrench seemed to work.

Thank you xr4racer. What part of the serial number tells the year?

[dave parker]

"The VIN is JM1NA353XR0505368"

The tenth digit of the VIN will tell you the year. "A" is a 1980, "B" is a 1981 and so on skipping "Q". In Y2K, it went to numbers "0" for 2000. I think for the 2011 models we are back to letters again.

Good luck with the rebuild.
cheers
dave parker

[Rabbit07]

Just an FYI, they tend to commonly fail;

Block rings
Syncro keys
Forks
Rail ends

You may want to upgrade to the newer 2nd gear syncro, but this require lots of $.

All of the parts are pricy if you pay full retail from the dealer. If you need I have a spread sheet with the common part #'s. I have done about a dozen in the last year alone.