I have been working on restoring my father's old 944, and the shifter ****, the inner boot, its frame, and everything else was toast. I am now left with the bare shifter. I have been looking for replacements but haven't had much luck. I am trying to get one that looks as OEM as possible, it does not have to come as one piece completely willing to put it together or have a shop install it, just need a place to find a inner boot, a good looking leather replacement, and the **** and **** cap to put it all together.

 

I got my stuff like that from Pelican Parts..944 online has parts as well. Perhaps Auto Atlanta?

 

If you want to venture a bit further, some of the 928 vendors (928 International, 928sRUs) may also be able to offer some alternatives. Depending on the year of your car there was some overlap with the 928 and I believe that the shift boot was one of them.

Good luck

 

I got the genuine porsche replacement part, its not cheap but I thought it was worth every penny ás nothing feels as good IMO. Its really well weighted and a great shape. The shift feel and gear changes are one of my favorite things I love about the car and the shifter is a big part of that

 

I'm happy with the kit I got from only944.com. I think I got my top cap from Pelican. Maybe Renbay.

 

I'm replacing everything in my 1990 S2 during my upcoming clutch and torque tube job. I purchased the following from Porsche Delaware. Note: these may or may not fit early cars. You should go to Porsche Parts Catalog and download the proper parts catalog for your vehicle to double-check part numbers.

1. Complete gearshift **** w/Boot in black leather, 944-424-075-00-1AJ, ~ $228.
2. Rubber shift damper (top), 931-424-110-00, ~ $5.
3. Rubber shift damper (bottom), 931-424-111-00, ~ $10 (yeah, crazy prices for little pieces of rubber... but as long as I'm in there...)
4. Pivot bushing for gear lever, 944-424-231-01, ~ $3.
5. Inner shift bellows, 477-711-270-B, ~ $35.
6. Shift sound absorber, 477-711-239, ~ $66 (my torque tube is coming out so this is the time to replace this)

If everything is as worn as you say the shift lever itself is probably very worn too where it connects to the shift rod to the trans, and possibly the connection at the bottom to the pivot bushing.

You may be able to find similar items cheaper but I wanted the same style gearshift so went with genuine Porsche.

 

If you are going to do the Torque tube, better decide if you are going to do it yourself or send it out. Talk to Constatine on here. If you decide to do it yourself, get his bearings. They are worth purchasing and will save you tons of hassle and time. BTDT, and I did my own thing. To get the old bearings out, I used an 8ft? piece of 1/2 X24? all thread. Use the finest thread for this. And grade 8 or DIN 9.9 or better hardend nuts. Utube has some videos on this. Watch them prior to starting. You will also need a piece of 2/6, a drill to drill about a 5/8" hole in the wood and some big washers. You'll need to double nut one end of the all thread. I used a modified plumbing floor flange to go on the other end of the all thread to gather up all the existing bearings. Socket wrenches will work for a short time, but box ends (long) are better. Get braced for at least an hour or two to get them all out of the TT housing.
After you get the new bearings, coat the inside of the TT with personal water based lubricant. It won't hurt the rubber on the outside of the bearings, like oil based grease does. Put gobs of it on paper towels and push them through the TT. Coat the outside of the bearings with it too. Then you can start the re-install process. They have to go in all facing the front of the clutch end of the TT. When you go to insert the driveshaft into the bearings, Use a Rubber mallet to drive it in...and be sure NOT to MUSHROOM the pilot bearing end of the shaft. I used a dead blow hammer and a 2X6 and still mushroomed it. Hope that you have big, strong arms, and lots of patience! Perhaps someone on here knows a way to rig a pair of come-alongs and push/ or pull the shaft into the bearings...good luck!

 

[QUOTE=Tiger03447;17541661]If you are going to do the Torque tube, better decide if you are going to do it yourself or send it out./QUOTE]

Thanks for the information, but I have a brand new, non-split design TT I purchased from Porsche. Remember, my car is an S2 and it has the original "split" TT, which can't really be rebuilt reliably. My 951 was gifted to me from my son, who no longer has a place for it and with 3 young kids, didn't fit into his current minivan life style. He was also tired of the bills... so now I get to play with it... at a cost, ha, ha.

Unfortunately, he had the TT replaced some years ago and it came from an S2. The good news is I still have the original TT from the 951, and other than the bearings, it's in excellent condition, so I will be sending that to Constantine for a full rebuild, and will eventually install it in the 951 when the trans gets pulled for rebuild.

 

I recently had my shifter **** and steering wheel redone by this guy. Don't try to do it yourself with a kit. His work is much better than what you can do yourself. I think he has spare "buttons" for the top of the shifter ****.

He was a little slow on communications at time, but in the end, they did a great job.

https://www.custom-steering-wheels.com/