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2002 Protege5 Manual won't stay in 3rd gear

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Old Sep 13, 2020 | 08:46 PM
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Unhappy 2002 Protege5 Manual won't stay in 3rd gear

Hi all! I just purchased a Protege5 and noticed that 3rd gear likes to pop back into neutral. It's pretty difficult to reproduce.
After some initial research, I've learned that it's possible that it could be a messed up shift control rod bushing. If anyone has any suggestions as to where the easiest place to start for this would be, I would greatly appreciate it! It happens about 50% of the time. Sometimes heavy acceleration won't do it, sometimes it will. It's very odd.
 
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Old Sep 15, 2020 | 01:33 PM
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Smile Finally found the parts

Just so someone who struggled with this as much as I did has an option for OEM parts, I found them here https://www.jimellismazdaparts.com/s...roduct=1837786
 
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