GuardsTurbo

The first thing I noticed when the car was shipped a few days ago was that shifter is misaligned. At resting position it sits in the 4th and 5th gear gate, and in order to get to first or reverse I have to pass 2nd and 3rd gate, then push past the detent to get to 1st and reverse. Going from first to second is tricky because I have to find second gear between the detent and 4th gear. Sorry if this doesn't make sense, I'm just trying to describe how weird it is. Any tips on aligning the shifter?

kmascotto

If you have a sloppy shift lever, there is a good chance the shifter ball has deteriorated to a point its coming apart.

its part # 7

James Bailey

the springs are inside the transmission....no adjustment of the shift lever will change the loading to the 4-5 gate. Porsche really only expected you to use 1 st gear when starting out in the morning

GuardsTurbo

The thing is it doesn't feel sloppy, just misaligned left to right. Like I said, resting position is at 4th and 5th gear, not in the middle where it's suppose to be.

the flyin' scotsman

its all explained in the WSM.........the rear coupler has multiple positions it can be set too.

GuardsTurbo

Wait a minute, so normal resting position is at 4th and 5th? If this is true then I'm totally shocked. Right now 2nd and 3rd feel like they have no gate, I kind of have to hunt for them.

James Bailey

none of which will change where the springs hold the shifter when at rest.... it will still be in the 4-5 gate. Now you can adjust where that gate is and it is possible you are hitting the side of the opening in the tunnel/console as you go all the way left for 1st gear.

GuardsTurbo

So I'm still a bit confused, is it normal that the resting position is at 4/5 and not 2/3?

BRB-83-911SC

What year is your car? As far as I know, it is normal for 84 and earlier cars to default to the 4/5 plane when in neutral (mine does). I'm not sure if the 85 and newer cars do the same.

GuardsTurbo

Mine is an 84' as well, so I guess there's nothing wrong with it. Between the misplaced 1st gear and this I guess it makes the 928 experience a little bit more unique for me.

davek9

On the 85 and up there is a "centering spring" that keeps the Shift lever more in the 2-3 position, you feel a spring when moving to the right for 4-5 shifts.

Normal shifting would be to push up out of first with slight pressure to left and lever goes right into 2nd, pull straight back for 3rd. 4th and 5th require pressure to the right out of 3rd.

There is also the Reverse spring (usually the one that breaks) that requires a sharper push left to get into R and 1st.

I've been told never leave the manual parked in 1-R or 4-5, I leave mine in 'N' and use parking brake

GuardsTurbo

Thanks for the info Davek. It's surprising that Porsche didn't do it right with the early cars, it seems a bit odd to have resting/neutral position over to the right.

davek9

Your welcome, and I've also see the "centering spring" broken too, not sure if the earlier cars had them.

Dave K

GuardsTurbo

I guess that's something I will have to do some research on.

hb253

I have an 84, the shifter centers in the 4/5 plane - 100% normal.

Hugo