Quote from Lee on May 16, 2022, 6:59 pm

My Mazda pickup (ute to us Aussies) won't engage fifth gear. Doesn't grind or anything, just feels like there is no gear there anymore. I did have a bad shift where things ground a little prior to loosing it, but up until then there have been no problems and shifting has been smooth. Reverse, which is on the same selector rod is fine. I can engage all other gears fine. This makes me think that it's not a bent selector fork, not a clutch problem, and maybe not the synchro gone. I have found some posts online for rx7's and miatas which apparently have the same gearboxes as a B2600 where a detent ball was stuck. Does this seem likely? Any other ideas?