Johnny new guy, and shifter bushing replacement

[OtisFA18]

Sorry gang,
New guy here. Have not mastered how to search previous threads. But the one I saw on the topic did not hit head on to my struggle. What is the trick, clue, magic to insert a new shifter bushing into the shifter housing (1988 Porsche 911 cabriolet). The bushing the rod travels through to hook up to the shifter. I know it has to go through because there is a lip on the narrow end to hold it in once through the opening. But the diameter is just a tad bigger than the hole it goes through. Which makes obvious sense. Assistance would be appreciated.

Best

[5495bb]

In this link he suggests gently heating the bushing up. I'm waiting on parts to do the same job. Good luck.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/maintenance-and-tech/make-your-porsche-shifter-feel-like-new-in-one-weekend/

[HaroldMHedge]

Here's some good info, I posted in the past. Post 14 of New shifter slop? Bushings gone?

Originally Posted by HaroldMHedge

Based on your description, I agree you probably need new shifter bushings. Since your car is an 89 G50 (assuming Carrera 3.2) you do not have the coupler bushing shown so far which are for an earlier cars.

G50 coupling


Here are a couple of good shifter rebuild threads and TSBs on the shifter rattle:
Is a chattering sound normal starting out in 1st gear? '88 Carrera
G-50 shift tower bushings
G50 Rattle

Parts list that I used.

999-701-969-40 O-ring for gearshift lever/head shift rod (This is for shifter rattles.)
950-424-224-03 Shift sleeve/friction ring
911-424-139-01 Shift/ball socket
999-701-012-50 O-ring
999-701-923-40 O-ring


For lubricant of the O-rings and movable parts, I used plumber's grease since it has less of a chance of damaging the O-rings and plastics used in the shifter.

Harold
87 Carrera Coupe

G50 Rattle has a copy of the Excellence article Rattle Trap Simple repair and care of the 1984-89 911 shifter.

[john walker's workshop]

Hook one side in and work the rest in with a slot screwdriver. Slot at the bottom, loop a long zip tie around the rod and lift up to get it started in the hole.

[sky1jord]

If the problem you're having is to get the shift rod through a new plastic bushing, I sympathize with you, having spent many hours trying to solve it myself. Finally i tried opening the "slot" just a tad by cutting away at the plastic bushing with an x-acto knife. It didn't take much work and didn't change the dimensions of the cutaway by much, but Presto!, everything fell together with ease, no problem.



Yes, it's kludgey, but yes, it shifts beautifully once more (still have to wait patiently for 2nd gear). No problems so far after 10K miles.

[megerian]

Here is a good link that covers many of the challenges. Notice that the drawing is wrong, the notch should face down, not up, for part #12

Shifter bushing question

[GAJon]

Different on the 915, but I boiled the bushings in mine. You get really even heating on the bushing, it's fairly low temperature for the plastic, and you can handle the parts with some thin gloves.