Where does this shifter bracket mount?

DonDavis · DonDavis's Garage

This was not attached anywhere and I couldn't see a mounting location. Where does it attach?

john walker's workshop · 10-08-2005, 05:12 PM

on the rod just behind the shifter. remove the cup end on the shift rod and slide it on.

Fl Ted · 10-08-2005, 05:16 PM

It's also missing it's nylon bushing!

DonDavis · DonDavis's Garage

Thanks guys! I should have been more clear with my intro. My bad. It was on the rod just dangling around. The nylon bushing was there but cracked and needs replacing. Where do the screws pass through to get in the bracket shown above?

Also, can I use the nylon bushing in the coupler on the right or do I have to use the one on the end of this shifter? How does it come out? Just pry it up and out?

boomvang · boomvang's Garage

You must replace the one on the end of the shifter, it pops off with a bit of a pull. If you havent already, also replace the bushings in the shift rod coupler, located under the panel on the hump before the rear seat area.

Zeke · 10-08-2005, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DonDavis
Where do the screws pass through to get in the bracket shown above?

The two holes at the upper left in your pic.

DonDavis · DonDavis's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by Zeke
The two holes at the upper left in your pic.

Oh, heh heh. I'm glad it wasn't a snake, it would have bit me. I was looking in the tunnel for mounting points. duh

Thanks Milt!

randywebb · 10-09-2005, 11:12 AM

the remains of the nylon bushing are lying around in the shift tunnel somewhere - you might want to fish them out - vacuum, etc.

Some have sprayed noise insulation in there.

This is a good time to upgrade the bushings on the shift coupler in the rear also.

That cup bushing will want some new grease on it. Perf. Products sells some kind of fancier plastic one than what Pelican has in the catalog. Wayne says he can get anything that Perf. has so if it is really better call the Pel. 800# and talk to somebody.

The shifter is already out, so review Sherwood's site for how to adjust and upgrade your shifter. You can also get a Carrera type shifter with some advancements over the earlier ones. There is a whole taxonomy to these things, detailed in various threads. Then there are several choices of aftermarket shifters....

See how the 'while you're in there' bug gets started....

Rick Lee · Rick Lee's Garage

If that was just flopping around in there, I can't imagine how great an improvement you are about to experience. It will be a whole new car.

DonDavis · DonDavis's Garage

No kidding! Its going to be wonderful! It had the original early style shifter and I bought a '73/later type. There's a LOT of things going on with my car, work and home. Not to mention the holidays breathing down my neck. I'm just trying to keep my head above water and get the engine installed so I can drive the damn thing! arggghhh

"If I were the man I was 10 years ago, I'd have taken a flamethrower to the whole room!! HOO-ahh!!"

Now, keep in mind, I'm completely cognizant of this thing called choices. The car just falls down my list of priorities a bit. Sacrilege, I know but I gots to do what I gots to do!

zymurgist · zymurgist's Garage

I have a question about the bracket... does it go on the top of or underneath the top of the tunnel sheet metal? My shift rod doesn't want to move easily when the bracket is entirely inside the tunnel, but if I put it on top of the tunnel, I have to shim up the back of my shifter to keep the shift rod from binding due to the angles involved.

911pcars · 11-15-2005, 11:14 AM

"I have a question about the bracket... does it go on the top of or underneath the top of the tunnel sheet metal? My shift rod doesn't want to move easily when the bracket is entirely inside the tunnel, but if I put it on top of the tunnel, I have to shim up the back of my shifter to keep the shift rod from binding due to the angles involved."

The bracket lip fits on top of the tunnel. The two small shift housing bolts directly into this bracket. The bracket supports the front end of the shift tube, and the bushing receptacle should accept the shift lever bushing w/o binding.

Here's a WAG: Is this a factory shift lever? If it's an aftermarket Weltmeister shifter (3rd from top), there should be a housing-shaped spacer under the shifter (about 1/2" thick). The Target short shifter (4th one down), uses a rectangular-shaped spacer between the bracket and housing. Look here to compare levers:

The shift housing must accommodate the additional lever length under the pivot hole. The factory short shifters raise the pivot point; aftermarket shifters introduce a spacer equal to the increased length.

Just a guess.

What's the history of this car or installation?

Sherwood

RickM · RickM's Garage

Yes, It mounts on top of the tunnel (unlike the pic). When I did a rebuild I spent 20 minutes trying to mount it under the tunnel....duh. Here's a pic showing it under the tunnel sheet metal:

zymurgist · zymurgist's Garage

I'm not sure where my shifter fits into that picture... there is a picture of it in this thread, though.

Shifter thread

The car is a 1970 911 with a 915 transmission. The PO tells me that the shifter is a factory short shifter and he has expressed an interest in getting it back (he is working on a '67 912 conversion). Other than that, I don't know much about it other than it looks different from the later model 911 shifters.

I did notice that the lever seemed to move around side-to-side... motion that I don't think can be accounted for in normal operation. Perhaps the lever has worked itself loose from the pivot ball?

zymurgist · zymurgist's Garage

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