Hello, could use some direction....my shifter is rattling like crazy, I investigated and found that the bushings around the riveted pin on the shift control rod are gone and there is a lot of play and rattle on it...pretty sure that is my problem. Only issue is that it is a riveted pin so I can't just unbolt and replace the bushings. I asked a Mazda dealer and they said they only sell the entire shift mechanism from the actual shifter down and both rods....for $350. I've checked around at pull-a-part places with no luck...any other ideas? Any way to replace the bushings around the pin? Picture below of the part I'm talking about, the left red arrow (not my car, just found the pic online).
http://www.carinstructions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Mazda-Transmission-linkage.jpg
http://www.carinstructions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Mazda-Transmission-linkage.jpg
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