Thanks for the coaching guys - have a rebuilt one from Ed on the way.

I too just replaced bushings in 86 911, but now the gear shift pops out of first gear on occasion (no, that never occurred in the past 10 yeaers). I used the adjustment method of placing stick in neutral and tying it to steering wheel, then rotating coupler toward passenger side. Car also feels like it's lacking performance/gut but suspect that transmission is not full engaged. Any advice on next steps?

>Any advice on next steps?

Did you make sure to have the straight portion of the stick vertical when you made the adjustment to the coupler? I usually just eyeball it but have used a bubble level too. I think it's important.

Oops. Thanks very much for suggesting that. I will redo it tomorrow per your suggestion and let you know. Thanks again!

IT WORKED! First try too. Used a level to make sure the lower part of the shifter was completely vertical, then repeated my original steps. Shifting is smooth and problems are gone. I really appreciate your advice. Thanks!