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- USA
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- 2023 CX-50 PPT
Pretty well versed in interior car disassembly/reassembly, but today I had the classic and very pathetic issue of a part that came off and I have absolutely no idea from where it came. (eek)
Was in the process of removing the automatic shift knob from my 2019, and as I unhooked the shift release button in order to access the U-shaped "staple" holding the knob on the shaft, a small spring, well, sprang out and landed in the front storage console space. It is about 3/8" in height:
https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=220799&d=1556650275
I do not see any obvious place it goes in the knob assembly under that button, nor do I see online any photos of other Mazda auto shift knob removals where such a true spring is shown, nor mentioned in any disassembly instructions. I also did this same knob removal in my 2016 CX-5 more than once, and never saw a spring nor encountered this issue. I also looked at the 2018 workshop manual and couldn't find any reference to such a spring in that general area of the center console.
It might be helpful to note that the entire shift console plate part was loose and turned sideways on the console, so I also wondered if the spring came from beneath there, but again I don't see any obvious place for it. It would have been odd for the spring to have not come from the shift knob itself as it seemingly flew out as I was opening up the release button.
Anyone happen to know where this goes? Everything seems to be in working order, including the feel of the shift knob itself and the Sports selector flip button, but obviously I'd rather put the spring back where it belongs....
(this was all to replace that front console storage piece as I accidentally chipped the hell out of one inner side of it)
Was in the process of removing the automatic shift knob from my 2019, and as I unhooked the shift release button in order to access the U-shaped "staple" holding the knob on the shaft, a small spring, well, sprang out and landed in the front storage console space. It is about 3/8" in height:
https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=220799&d=1556650275
I do not see any obvious place it goes in the knob assembly under that button, nor do I see online any photos of other Mazda auto shift knob removals where such a true spring is shown, nor mentioned in any disassembly instructions. I also did this same knob removal in my 2016 CX-5 more than once, and never saw a spring nor encountered this issue. I also looked at the 2018 workshop manual and couldn't find any reference to such a spring in that general area of the center console.
It might be helpful to note that the entire shift console plate part was loose and turned sideways on the console, so I also wondered if the spring came from beneath there, but again I don't see any obvious place for it. It would have been odd for the spring to have not come from the shift knob itself as it seemingly flew out as I was opening up the release button.
Anyone happen to know where this goes? Everything seems to be in working order, including the feel of the shift knob itself and the Sports selector flip button, but obviously I'd rather put the spring back where it belongs....
(this was all to replace that front console storage piece as I accidentally chipped the hell out of one inner side of it)