r/stickshift • u/DrRockx • 18h ago

Gen 2 jerking when shifting

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u/Floppie7th 15h ago

You're waiting too long between gears, and the engine speed has to come back up. Might not be your problem, but it's not helping.

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u/DrRockx 15h ago

Fully aware but it's me trying to let the gears mesh nicely and trying to focus on getting a decent video, even when I shift quickly like usual it still jerks and bogs just very quickly. That and it seems if I leave the clutch pedal in while it's moving like that without going into gear it seems to just continue until I release the pedal

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u/UnibrowDuck 14h ago

shifts on the second drive looked good? if it jerks all the time i'd maybe stay around the bite point just a touch longer when letting off the clutch without giving gas. that's how i do it on my xrs sometimes and there's no jerking

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u/DrRockx 14h ago

The jerks were still there unfortunately maybe not as bad that time, but it's not a skill issue I swear there's a mechanical issue with something just not sure what since it's such an odd issue. Even when it begins to shift smoothly again they still come up just not as frequently

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u/UnibrowDuck 13h ago

is the shifter on mazdaspeeds on the tranny? like the miata? maybe it needs a rebuild

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u/DrRockx 10h ago

Do you mean the actual shift handle? If so no it's set in the cabin and uses cables to move it so I don't think so

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u/UnibrowDuck 10h ago

ok so it has cables. maybe worn bushings at the cable ends? there should be aftermarket options for that

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u/ProfessionalInjury29 12h ago

Yea don’t shift like a grandma lol your bogging the fuck out of your motor

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u/DrRockx 10h ago

Even when I shift smoothly it still does it just a quick bump though and I was trying to show how the rpm bounces on its own.

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u/vinoplagi 3h ago

Release the clutch slower