Drewsifer

So I'm a little tired of how sloppy my 944 shifts. Another recent problem finally allowed me to understand by it's so sloppy. What are so low buck solutions? Someone posted a link, but it involved drilling where the shift level pin goes. Which doesn't thrill me. Are there any other solutions?

Drew

eniac

Lots, I did cut my shift lever and welded in a new pin as mine was severely worn. It's a very simple thing to do. Also you can use plastic bushings that someone posted came from a 924, I've not yet tried this. You can also drill out the shift rod some to fit thin bronze bushing in there....etc, etc..

...also check the rear of the linkage at the transmission. The rubber mounts to the cross bar could be worn, the shift block wears, the bolt holding the shift lever to the trans could be loose....

Chances are it's not one single thing making it sloppy but 20+ years of everything being worn.

Spidey944

http://www.dietersmotorsports.com/tech/tech-july-03.htm

Here is one option. The other is to replace the shift rod as it is more than likely VERY worn!! I have one with 5,000 miles on it I can sell you for $20 + Shipping

Calmchaos

I cut out the pin and put a bolt in there.

krystar

did u drill the original pin out and have a hole for the bolt?

harrisonrick

oops, sorry I thought it read `sloppy sister`...carry on.

Drewsifer

That was what someone posted in another thread. I'm just a little wary to jump into a project like that. Another 944 owner suggest just replacing the ball cup bushing. But he said that was a pain in the ***.

FRporscheman

The only thing you can try without doing any cutting, welding, or drilling is to just shove a couple of those plastic 924 bushings in and hope it improves the feel. The right way to do it involves repairing or replacing the metal contact surfaces back to something cylindrical, and right now the pin is probably football-shaped and the hole is probably trumpet-shaped at the ends. HTH.

Spidey944

The ball cup bushing is super easy, but is more than likely NOT the cause of your issues. Remove the boot assy and take a look, the shifter is probably football shaped as mentioned above.

hockeydude

handyman's secret?

(aka: ducttape!)

GTSilver944

Is it possible to get the shift rod out of the car with the transaxle still on?

Papamurphdog

It's not just the pin gang; the entire shift linkage on the tranny is made with rubber bushings that go bad and make most of the slop. You can replace them with new ones or ditch it and go with a new stock linkage, or f--- that and go with a short shift kit. The RPM Engineering kit is the best. Rock solid. A bit of a PIa to install, but well worth it. The pin at the shif lever is the least of the problem. Phone is 865-769-4130. I have this on both my cars.

gtroth

--in the meantime, I recommend you pick up an extra 5/16" e-clip that holds the pin to the shifter(correct clip is metric I guess, but this fits and you can get it anywhere) . If the shifter is loose, the clip is more likely to pop off I think and leave you stranded.

kennycoulter

i did mine this summer, and the rod was not worn, the bushings were not worn, the only thing that was worn was the shifter itself into the typical football shape. i went by the tutorial and drilled out the rod and added the plastic bushings.
for the shifter, i got a used worn out cheap one for next to nothing, cut the old pin out, welded in a new metric bolts, then ground the head down for clearance. shifter is super tight now...took a little to get used to considering how much previous play it had.

KuHL 951

You don't need to remove the shift rod from the car for this repair. Disconnect it at the transaxle and it will move push forward and up enough to drill out from inside the car and still clear the plastic console. I've done 3 this way over the years.