shift rod bushing bracket location?

[mhackney]

I am replacing all of the shift bushings. But the shift rod bushing bracket seems to have been improperly installed by a PO. It was bolted to the bottom of the gearshift bracket and did not have the bushing installed. Where is it supposed to be installed? With the bushing in it, it definately will not bolt to the gearshift bracket - it binds the shift rod too much.

The parts diagrams don't help with the actual location but they do seem to indicate that it does not bolt to the gearshift bracket.

Thanks,
Michael

[randywebb]

you mean the L shaped bracket?

or what?

plugging shift rod bushing bracket into the search box at the loer RH side of the main forum page yields these:

if L bracket then try about #8 on the list.

[mhackney]

Thanks Randy. I did do several searches but not specifically with "shift rod bushing bracket". Anyway, I figured it out:

The bracket does actually bolt to the underside of the gearshift bracket. My problem was that I inadvertantly reattached the shift rod head 180degrees from correct (even though I thought I carefully memorized the removal position). The shift rod is not straight but has a bend in it and the bend should go down. WIth the bend up, there was nt enough clearance to attach the bracket.

After I repositioned the shift rod head, everything mounted up fine.

The only issue I had is that the shift rod bushing I got in the "kit" from our host (PEL-BUSHKIT1N, the bushing is part 914-424-224-00-M260) does not seem to fit correctly on my 70S. But I do have the Poesche parts catalog and CD and the part # is correct. The The flange on the replacement bushing is much too large to be able to push it through the hole in the bracket and the distance between the front and rear flanges is about 2 times greater than it should be (according to the remnants of the broken one I discovered). The earlier bushing - part 901-424-291-00-M100 - looks more like the broken remnants and is thinner. I ended up filing a lot of the flange off, lubing it up with teflon grease, and tapping it in to place.

Cheers,
Michael

[randywebb]

glad you got it in there - one of those threads showed a way to use a vice to put it in.

I'd put a fair amt. of grease on it & on the rod itself.

[mhackney]

Yes, I used a lot of teflon grease both to get the bushing on and then to lubricate it and the shift rod afterwards. This was after cuting a lot of the flange off. I wish I had found the threads on installing the bushing. Here is one just to put this info in a single place: Bushing Installation Thread

Had a nice drive on a gorgeous New England spring evening last night. Clear skies, 65 degrees and low humidity. The shifting was amazingly better! Not unexpected given the sorry state the bushings were in.

Cheers,
Michael

[Mo_Gearhead]

I also found that this bushing flange was too thick to install in my '69. The plastic is too thick and hard (does not deform at all).

I solved it by putting the plastic bushing in a pan of water and bringing it to a boil. Mounted the steel bracket in a vise, removed the hot and now "somewhat flexible" bushing from the water (use pliers and gloves!) I was able to force it in by working a screwdriver around the lip until it went in.

[Scott Clarke]

There is an early and a late bushing. The early one is green and the late one is white. The early one is supposed to be for '69 and earlier, but based on Pelican's picture, looked to be the one for my early '70E. I ordered the early bushing, and it matched the original one I removed. Installing it was relatively easy. I wonder if the same thing has happened with your '70S?

[mhackney]

Hmm, may be Scott. The early part on Pelican looks more like the broken one I have. My S is #9110300237 so it is #237 of the the 70 Ses. Maybe early enough. I noticed that the bracket in the photos in the links above has a scalloped back edge. Mine is not and it is much thinner. I am surprised the parts manuals and addendums do not have any reference to this earlier part. Maybe the bracket was a retrofit repair from an earlier car?

cheers,
Michael

[Scott Clarke]

I'm thinking it was a mid-year change. I think my car is awfully close to yours in build date. On a related note, why was there a change? Is the later set-up better? Should we be updating?

[mhackney]

I don't see any signifant reason to change. Porsche tweeked a lot of little things on these cars. Sometimes it was just to change suppliers or simplify manufacturing.

Now that my job is done I won't worry about it for another 10 yearsM

Cheers
Michael