idwoodvale
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Hello. Hope somoene may shed some light.
Some time ago I tried the Type 911 short shift selector on my '86 Lux. I primarily wanted to take the play out of the gear stick - there was at least a good inch or so of play at the top of the stick when in gear. This worked well for a time, although there was still a degree of play there. However, after several thousand miles the thing seemed to pack up - large amounts of play returned, second gear became extremely difficult to find, 4th being what I usually ended up with. I had the selector removed and replaced with a new standard Porsche part. Again much of the play disappeared - probably still 1/2 an inch at the top of the stick though. A quick look at the short shifter didn't reveal any obvious faults though. This new part has worked for probably 15,000 miles but there is now over an inch of play again. My local garage has had a look underneath and recon that the rose joints on the selector are bu993red and have a lot of play in them. I have had a look at the stick and retaining pin and there is only a minute degreee of play at that point, accounting for only about 5mm or so play at the top of the stick. The play is all from this point backwards. A reconditioned stick and pin from John Mitchell actually had more play at the pin.
My question is - what's causing me to go through selectors? ... and has anyone had this problem before?
One suggestion from John is that the connecting bar may have been damaged/bent if someone has not disconnected things properly when dropping the box to change the clutch.
Thanks.
(I have searched past threads and don't seem to have the answer.)
Some time ago I tried the Type 911 short shift selector on my '86 Lux. I primarily wanted to take the play out of the gear stick - there was at least a good inch or so of play at the top of the stick when in gear. This worked well for a time, although there was still a degree of play there. However, after several thousand miles the thing seemed to pack up - large amounts of play returned, second gear became extremely difficult to find, 4th being what I usually ended up with. I had the selector removed and replaced with a new standard Porsche part. Again much of the play disappeared - probably still 1/2 an inch at the top of the stick though. A quick look at the short shifter didn't reveal any obvious faults though. This new part has worked for probably 15,000 miles but there is now over an inch of play again. My local garage has had a look underneath and recon that the rose joints on the selector are bu993red and have a lot of play in them. I have had a look at the stick and retaining pin and there is only a minute degreee of play at that point, accounting for only about 5mm or so play at the top of the stick. The play is all from this point backwards. A reconditioned stick and pin from John Mitchell actually had more play at the pin.
My question is - what's causing me to go through selectors? ... and has anyone had this problem before?
One suggestion from John is that the connecting bar may have been damaged/bent if someone has not disconnected things properly when dropping the box to change the clutch.
Thanks.
(I have searched past threads and don't seem to have the answer.)
