witt

What in the wide-wide-world-of-sports do I have to do to remove the stock shifter **** on an '86 911? Am I supposed to have a brain aneurysm to get the **** of the shaft?

Thanks in advance,
mw

LoudC4

The **** on the shifter has a plastic cap (on top) into which is etched the gear positions. Gently prise this cap off and inside you will see a Allen key bolt that you simply unscrew to remove the ****.

Alternatively you can simply destroy the whole **** by clamping it with a pair of vice grips and unscrewing the whole shebang (**** and bolt) all in one go. (Don't ask how I know this!)

Cheers
Mark

Jaws911

Let me know if you get off in one piece - I've been thinkng about replacing my Momo w/ a stock shift ****.
Thanks
Fred L.

Ted Ritter

Mark,
Thak you for the tip. I forwarded it to my mechanic who was installing a factory short shift kit & a snazy new after market ****. But an hour too late, he had already used Method B. Oh well.

Ted R.
86 Carrera Targa
Foot note...after cone filter, Autothority chip,ss brake lines, short shift kit and turbo tie rods,there is a whole new personality to the "Black Beast." The shift **** was the cosmetic crown jewel. <img src="graemlins/c.gif" border="0" alt="[ouch]" />

steve911

others may know better, but I believe the shift **** with the removeable top started in 1987. Earlier years are held in simply by friction on the shaft (there is a crush ring inserted in the **** that provides the necessary tightness.)

to remove, you have to hit up on the shift ****. I've seen others suggest using a vice grips closed but not clamped on the shift column and using a hammer/mallet. using a block of wood helps protect the shift ****, but you may destroy in nonetheless - replacements are not cheap.

Wil Ferch

Hi:
As well intentioned as "Mark" was...he is wrong about the screw under the ****. This works for the G50-trans cars ( 87+), and not the 86 model ( last year for the 915 trans) that was clearly indicated by the first poster. This model uses a crush sleeve and you're supposed to simply put an open box wrench under the **** and "tap" upward. Can't bring myself to do that because of the forces transmitted to rest of the linkage.
Message here too is please ( guys) be careful with your responses for accuracy
--Wil Ferch

witt

Wil is correct. I pretty much destroyed the shifter **** to discover there was no allen bolt. I did try to hammer off the ****/crush sleeve using an open ended wrench, but the amount of force being applied and the lack of progress made me decide to ditch this method.

In the end, a dremel was used. I had done enough damage, so I was committed to replacing the **** at this point. To do it over again, I'd leave the stock **** in place.

Thanks for the help,
Marc