Mrmerlin

FWIW to install the front shifter ball cup from Carl First remove the old part off the ball then remove the front shift rod from the shifter.
Fit the new part onto the ball tighten the internal ball cup then lock it into place with the locknut and loctite blue. Once this is done then you have to thread the front shift rod onto the new stud and turn it in till the pin meets up with the shifter. if the trans is in neutral then position the shifter so its straight up. install the pin into the shifter handle then with a helper have them hold the shifter straight then center the front cup so it will allow the rod to go side to side evenly,
then lock it to the front shaft with the locknut.

This part is easier to install on the TT when its out of the car,
and is a PITA to do in the car.
Once the front coupler is installed correctly then you can make final adjustments at the rear coupler

Carl Fausett

Well said. I can also add that if you thread the forward shift rod into the Precision Shifter Ball Cup before it was over the ball, the drag screw will be too far back for you to turn the shift rod in far enough.

One solution is after the Precision Ball Cup is over the ball and you have adjusted the drag on the ball, you should be able to get a whole nuther turn on the forward shift rod into the ball cup.

I do this by removing the shifter boot and the shifter, then I rotate the forward shift rod CW from inside the car to turn it in further. (Loosen the jam nut first.)

Jadz928

Nice trick, Carl!

funnporsche

Should have bit the bullet and just bought Lizard's short shifter along with Roger's Delrin Bushings and kit. You know you wanted to.

WallyP

Per Page 34-8h, the shift lever should not be vertical in neutral, but 2.5 degrees (+/- 2 degrees) back.

Carl Fausett

These pictures show what I can get it to do.

The first shows how much threaded area is left after the Precision Shifter Ball Cup is over the shifter ball and the drag adjusted and our large jam nut set.
You can see how much thread is available for the forward shifter rod. Quite a bit.

The second photo shows the shift rod threaded up, and the jam nut set onto it.
The small jam nut for the shifter rod is from the stock shifter ball cup. Remove it before throwing away the old shifter ball cup and use it here.

new928

yeah after many emails between carl and i. i started seeing how i should have done it and had thought about doing but was trying to stay true to the instructions. i didnt think you could rotate the shift rod like that but as i see now i am wrong but thats why we are here. and for the guy advertising rogers shifter idk something about that set up doesnt sit right with me. plus my car is kinda iffy in the interior area and may just pull those two bolts out of the body hahahaha.

Carl Fausett

Nick,

Through your input I was able to look at our instructions with "new eyes" and see how they could have been better.

I have improved the instructions and updated them on our website here:

http://www.928motorsports.com/install.php

The Precision Shifter Ball Cup instructions are in the Service Items section.

Again, thanks for your feedback and input.

dcrasta

Wow my Reggae band used to play there often!

new928

hey carl no problem glad I can make some kind of contribution to the 928 world haha. I have read the new directions and like the detail of these. although I have not been successful as of yet. my mickey mouse hose clamp fix is working out for now. on a side note the blue flip up lid on bottles of water make a decent ball cup liner in a pinch takes some of the sloppiness out of the shifter. lmfao

love me some reggae def some feel good music if ur ever down this way maybe you could let me know so i can get idea of what a proper shark looks like hahaha. hopefully by then my shark and the new addition of the 944 will be looking healthier by then