Shifter adjustment short of replacing the couplers etc...
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Burning Brakes
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Shifter adjustment short of replacing the couplers etc...
Good morning - thanks in advance for humoring what I am sure will be a bunch of 928-newbie questions.
I am in the process of waking up a 1984 that has sat for 17 years, and yes I am expecting to have my hands full.
The brake and clutch have come up (but need a full service obviously) and I have all 5 forward gears. Reverse is there but is almost impossible to find. Replacing the shift coupler on my 911 made a huge difference, and I am expecting to have to replace both shift couplers on the 928.
My question is if there are some shifting improvements / things to check I can pursue short of replacing the couplers just to make it easier to find reverse so I can move her around?
Thanks!
I am in the process of waking up a 1984 that has sat for 17 years, and yes I am expecting to have my hands full.
The brake and clutch have come up (but need a full service obviously) and I have all 5 forward gears. Reverse is there but is almost impossible to find. Replacing the shift coupler on my 911 made a huge difference, and I am expecting to have to replace both shift couplers on the 928.
My question is if there are some shifting improvements / things to check I can pursue short of replacing the couplers just to make it easier to find reverse so I can move her around?
Thanks!
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1) Plastic ball cup on forward shift rod: yours is likely a source of slop.
2) Replace the 4 plastic bushings that connect shift lever to the rods (save the old ones)
3) Rear coupler has OE slop. A new one will have 80% of the slop of a very old one. To remedy, take one of the old bushings from step #2 above, cut it in half, stuff one half of the bushing into each side of the rear coupler's pivot pin. (I'll try to find a picture of this later.)
2) Replace the 4 plastic bushings that connect shift lever to the rods (save the old ones)
3) Rear coupler has OE slop. A new one will have 80% of the slop of a very old one. To remedy, take one of the old bushings from step #2 above, cut it in half, stuff one half of the bushing into each side of the rear coupler's pivot pin. (I'll try to find a picture of this later.)
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks Dave.
Sorry for the newbie question, but can I get to any of those from inside the car? Don't think so from doing some searching here, but seems worth asking.
Sorry for the newbie question, but can I get to any of those from inside the car? Don't think so from doing some searching here, but seems worth asking.
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If you don't have access to a lift, get a set of liftbars. They make getting the car up in the air a lot easier, and give you an extra inch or two when it's up. It's amazing how much difference that extra little bit makes.
No worries on the "newbie questions", as a friend of mine once said:
"There's no need to apologize for your ignorance, unless you do nothing to correct it."
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... as W.Joe writes:
Exactly.
Yup. The front cup is much easier to do if you have the exhaust and heat shields partially out of the way. It can be done quickly if you have made/bought special tools for the occasion (or so I'm led to believe.)
Yup. Also 'fun' to do with the torque tube in the car.
Here's a picture of how to 'fix' the slop in the rear coupler. You are seeing 1/2 of one of the old bushings you'll remove (in order to replace with new) from the shift rod coupling. You'll stick 1/2 of a bushing on each side if the coupler into the gap between the pivot pin and the surrounding bushing.
Here's a picture of how to 'fix' the slop in the rear coupler. You are seeing 1/2 of one of the old bushings you'll remove (in order to replace with new) from the shift rod coupling. You'll stick 1/2 of a bushing on each side if the coupler into the gap between the pivot pin and the surrounding bushing.
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I did the front ball cup on the 78 and the 82 by just removing the heat shield. Replaced the rear coupling on the 78 in less than 30 mins. I think I am going to try a lizard shifter on the 79 and eliminate the front ball cup altogether.