Shift Console Worn- HELP

[Jim Chambers]

The hole which holds the shift rod bushing in my sideshift console
is worn such that the bushing is loose. I have read of the epoxy solution (would J B Weld do the job?), but I seem to recall reading about and seeing a picture of a solution involving pieces from a plumbing supply store. Not sure if it was on this board or some other site where 914 people talk. Can anyone else remember this solution? It seemed better than epoxy at the time.

[WOODPIE]

Hello

Dave Darling epoxied his in. Bleyseng just bought and installed a bronze bushing, and he raved about the improvement. They are available from PP, but not listed. Call them. I don't recall any plumbing type repairs, But I imagine something could be rigged up.

Ed

[SummerSledSix]

Jim,
Had the same issue with my tranny. I purchased a replacement shifter rod assembly from Patrick Motorsports when the orig one whacked the new headers I put on. The interesting part is that the rod came with a slightly oversize bronze bushing that required a little filing on my part to fit in the tranny console. The bushing is held in with an e-clip. No slop at all left now, and my old shift rod fit the interior hole in the bushing. Don't know if they will sell you just the bushing, but it's worth a call.

My apologies to Dave and Wayne here, wish this little doodad were more widely available, the plastic one I bought (before I discovered the header problem) swam around in the hole big time. Maybe there's a market for a "premium" bronze shift bushing set similar to what was done for the pedal cluster. Would tighten up the shift pattern big time!

[Rouser]

German Parts and Restoration sells the brass shift bushing separately.

[John Rogers]

This may sound strange, but we use the plastic wire zip ties around the inside hole of the bushing to the outside of the casting on my race car (5 or 6 will do). They last about a year which is how often I replace the bushings anyways. I was going to use the hard bushing, but this works just as well and is fixable anytime. Good luck.

[Bleyseng]

I used one from GPR and it fit in with the light tapping of the hammer. It comes with a circlip to hold it in tight to the sideshift console. If the console is "really" worn you could JB Weld it in. I think this is a "must" on the old to do list. What an improvement! I had been putting it off for a couple of years until I got the bushing for Christmas this year.
Geoff

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

We can get the bronze bushings as well... At least, that's what Wayne says in the Shifter Improvements tech article.

--DD

[maf 914]

Dave, You are correct. PP has them in stock. I ordered one along with some other things last Thursday and everything arrived yesterday, Wednesday. Good srvice.

Mike

[sammyg2]

JB weld works just fine in this application. I used the quick drying stuff, and used electrical contact cleaner before hand.