My shift rod came apart leaving me unable to select gears and the shifter flopping uselessly around. I luckily had a screwdriver and was able to open the access hatch. There is still a piece of rod connected to #20 it slips inside of the long shift rod #17. Is this normal? I reinserted the the short piece of rod into the long rod and gently shifted my way home. But the long shift rod is still very loose on the small piece. There was also quite a bit of grease in the area of the connection, is that normal? I assume that either these pieces broke or there is a proper way in which they are held together. It was dark out so I couldn't really make out exactly what was going on.
So my main question is: does anything seem to be irreparably broken from my description?
I have included a pic to help explain the situation the piece highlighted in red is the short piece of shifter that is still connected to #20. It is not shown in the original diagram. My car is a '69 911 with a 901.
Thanks, Sam
