Mazda MX-5 NA silhouetteMX-5 NA

Disassembly note (Bearing Housing)

J-21prose procedure
Continued from J-20

Disassembly note

Reverse idler gear shaft

Reverse idler gear shaft removal

  1. 1
    Press the reverse idler gear shaft out of the bearing housing.
    Support the reverse idler gear shaft with one hand so that it does not fall.
    Photograph showing a press ram pressing the reverse idler gear shaft downward out of the bearing housing. Downward arrow indicates press direction.
    97U0JI-031

Mainshaft front bearing

Mainshaft front bearing removal

  1. 1
    Remove the mainshaft front bearing with a suitable pipe.
    Support the mainshaft front bearing with one hand so that it does not fall.
    Photograph showing the mainshaft front bearing being pressed out of the bearing housing using a suitable pipe as a driver.
    97U0JI-032

Countershaft center bearing

Countershaft center bearing removal

  1. 1
    Remove the countershaft center bearing with a suitable pipe.
    Support the countershaft center bearing with one hand so that it does not fall.
    If countershaft center bearing is replaced, replace the spacer also.
    Photograph showing the countershaft center bearing being pressed out of the bearing housing using a suitable pipe. Downward arrow indicates press direction.
    97U0JI-033
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