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Countershaft runout — maximum (Y16M-D 6MT)

Maximum runout 0.0012 in (0.03 mm)Maximum runout 0.03 mm {0.0012 in}

Factory manualTaken from a Mazda factory workshop manual, with page citation.
Procedure

Support the countershaft on V-blocks and measure runout with a dial gauge at the factory journal positions. This is a maximum service limit. Replace the shaft if exceeded. Normally aspirated NB2 6MT only; actual 2003 evidence, other 2001–2005 years inferred.

Applies to
  • NB 2001–2005 (BP-Z3, 6MT) — 2003 factory component-manual evidence; other years inferred within the 2001–2005 normally aspirated NB2 family. Does not infer MSM.
  • Verified in: Mazda Y16M-D Manual Transmission Workshop Manual, March 2003

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  • Mazda Y16M-D Manual Transmission Workshop Manual, March 2003Tier 1
    Page 05–11–13 (PDF p. 26); 05–50–1 (PDF p. 46) · Printed value & notes
    Part no. 9999-95-T15M-D
    Page 05–11–13 (PDF p. 26); 05–50–1 (PDF p. 46)
    Printed: “Maximum runout 0.03 mm {0.0012 in}”