Manual Transmission Shifting Issues

[pdexta]

I've been fighting some shifting issues with my 200k mile 2015 Manual CX5. It started with shifter movement with changes in acceleration and notchy gears and has been getting worse. It's totally out of commission now, I haven't been able to get it in reverse, 2nd or 4th at all now (this varies, at times it won't go in 1st/3rd, but reverse is consistently an issue). When cold, if I depress the clutch while in neutral the car will start to inch forward as if it's in gear.

Done:
Replaced all motor mounts
Replaced Trans Fluid
Bled clutch and verified slave movement (hydraulics seem to be working fine)
Checked shift linkage and bushings, all good
Disconnected linkage at transmission and I still can't manually put the car in 2nd/4th (I can feel the gate, but it won't drop in gear)

If anyone has any experience with this, or has any suggestions to look at please let me know. I'm assuming the transmission needs to come out at this point, hoping it's just a clutch, but the clutch has never slipped and I hate to just keep throwing money at it. Are these manual transmissions pretty robust or known to have issues? Thanks for the help!

 

[Mazdiod2]

maybe the throwout bearing or the clutch plate.?

 

[pdexta]

Thanks for the input, I've been trying to convince myself it's clutch issue, even though I'm scared it's not. I ordered a clutch kit and I'm going to pull the transmission and see what it looks like.

 

[stickerbush]

Disconnected linkage at transmission and I still can't manually put the car in 2nd/4th (I can feel the gate, but it won't drop in gear)

The above leads me to believe that problem is internal to transmission rather than the clutch.

 

[Lazy2.5]

The above leads me to believe that problem is internal to transmission rather than the clutch.

Right. As quoted below:

Disconnected linkage at transmission and I still can't manually put the car in 2nd/4th (I can feel the gate, but it won't drop in gear)

If anyone has any experience with this, or has any suggestions to look at please let me know. I'm assuming the transmission needs to come out at this point, hoping it's just a clutch, but the clutch has never slipped and I hate to just keep throwing money at it. Are these manual transmissions pretty robust or known to have issues? Thanks for the help!

My suggestion would be to get a reputable and trusted mechanic to inspect it before you continue throwing time and money at this car.

 

[pdexta]

The above leads me to believe that problem is internal to transmission rather than the clutch.

I reluctantly agree, just grasping for hope I guess. Thank you.

My suggestion would be to get a reputable and trusted mechanic to inspect it before you continue throwing time and money at this car.

Unfortunately that type of job with a mechanic is going to cost close to what the car is worth. I can handle the work myself, I'm just not too familiar with the platform and wanted to see if anyone had experienced something similar, or had tips on things to look for. If I pull the transmission and it still won't go into gear I'll hunt up a used one to swap in.

 

[Lazy2.5]

I reluctantly agree, just grasping for hope I guess. Thank you.



Unfortunately that type of job with a mechanic is going to cost close to what the car is worth. I can handle the work myself, I'm just not too familiar with the platform and wanted to see if anyone had experienced something similar, or had tips on things to look for. If I pull the transmission and it still won't go into gear I'll hunt up a used one to swap in.

If it's not going into certain gears, I don't see how the clutch is related.

You should get this to someone who deals with manual gearboxes first. The right person will lead you to the actual issue far more economically than throwing parts at it.