[adamjhilton]

I purchased an '87 944 S a couple of months ago. From the PPI, I knew that the shift level was worn and needed replacement. After a few weeks of driving, I noticed that it was starting to feel 'crunchy' when I would shift -- particularly going into 3rd gear. I replaced the level myself with the part here from Pelican hoping that this would fix the issue. It didn't. So, I opened it back up and adjusted the positioning of the level forwards and backwards until it got a little better, but it's still not shifting as smoothly as I would expect.

Full disclosure: this is the first car I've ever owned with a manual transmission, so I really have nothing to compare the feel of shifting it to. I just hope I didn't do too much damage to the transmission learning to drive a manual. I have been riding motorcycles for decades, so I at least understand the fundamentals...

At any rate, to define 'crunchy': I don't have any issues finding the gears; except reverse sometimes. The transmission doesn't make any grinding noises or anything like that. The shifter feels tight -- certainly tighter now with a new lever. When the car is idling, I can shift through the gears just fine. However, when I accelerate, something grinds or crunches as I move the level into the next gear. Sometimes 3rd even feels like it kicks back at me as I shift.

Thoughts?

Thanks!