The issue is that you cut a hole in the rubber isolator because the hurst sticks up so much
And the Hurst transmits the noise that the breakage prone rubber shift
bushings (ford calls them "springs") do not.
So you've installed a metal part that defeats the noise cancelling effect
of the factory parts that actually prodrudes into the cab.
Most people don't realize just how noisy the Mazda trans is because the
engineers did such a good job of designing the isolators that keep the
noise outside the cab.
but unless you have a Mazda trans in a 4x4 you don't realize
just how bad things can be....
I have a 1" body lift and the Hurst shifter rubs against the
underside of the shift boot bezel.
My next attempt to reduce the noise will be to make a spacer out of
polyethylene foam (the kind of foam used inside fitted tool cases)
My plan is to use a piece cut to the outer dimentions of the shift boot bezel and a hole through it to the inner profile and using a second rubber isolator AND the earlier type soft foam isolator
above that and simply use longer (2.5") sheet metal screws to hold it all together.
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That sounds like a pretty good idea! I kinda did that in my own less complicated gehtto rigged way LOL .. see below ...
But I found out what was rattling. I have binder clips holding my shift boot to the cup holder and the base of the shifter was rattling against one.. theres a big gash on the base where it was hitting LOL
So i fixed that and there was no more rattle ... just the usual tranny noise along with some rattle i expected.
Also I stuffed the first 4 folds of Hurst rubber thing inside my leather boot and it really made a difference.
Still have to trim the boot to fit.
The hurst boot under my leather boot. Bad pic sorry.
Thanks for all the help and info on the hurst. Once it starts to break in i think im really gonna enjoy it
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