If you decide to replace the shift rod bushing and you should, you will have to take off the ball cup bushing adapter and mine was incredibly hard to get off, there was evidence in the form of dozens hammer marks that that the P.O. had tried before me and gave up. what I suggest is to get two of the largest slotted screwdrivers that you can find and placing them between the adapter and the shoulder where the shift rod narrows as it enters the adapter and twisting them first one side and then the other and working it off that way. Mine was so tight I almost gave up a couple of times fearing that I would not be able to get it back on, but my stubborn nature kept me going. After finally succeeding I started looking at what had happened to make it so hard to get off and I realized that over time the screw that holds it on, from being forced forward and back thousands of times in my 35 yr old 77 911 had deformed the hole in the shift rod such that it had raised the edge up like a crater and in effect increased the diameter of the shift rod jamming it into the adapter. With a wide file I then made several strokes across the hole, following the curve of the rod, the adapter then slipped back on easily or it never would have gone back on. Hope this saves somebody the hours I spent figuring this out. Incidentally, replacing all my bushings changed my car completely, I was sure I needed to rebuild my tranny. Thanks Pelican!
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Pelican Technical Article: Shifting Improvements - 911 (1965-86) - 930 Turbo (1975-86)
05-28-2013, 12:50 PM
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