Shifter Fix !!!!!!!!

[Cking1975]

When I bought my car the shifter was very limp (It needed some Viagra for shifters

I decided to pickup a new shifter from Pelican Parts
The shifter installed...hmm not very happy with the outcome
It was better, but not great. I thought about buying a Short Shifter, but I just bought the new OEM shifter. I started to study the shifter, and realized the problem is with the rod that goes back to the Transmission. It has not guide to keep it from floating around...?

Today I installed a new shifter boot from Rennbay...very nice quality !!!

So what did I do ?

This is what I did and may not be for everyone

I started with some black (color does not matter of course) Duct tape.

I wrapped the fitting on the lower shifter with tape as tight as I could get it...this keeps all the movement from the shaft and clamp intact. I know another method is using a bolt and thread, but the tape works awesome. Next I took some lubricate and shot some out the door of the car to get a nice clean stream, then tipped the can and shot it right down the shaft toward the transmission (make sure you have a sprayer with a fine stream,not spray or use the red extention tube) next I took some garden hose and slit it all the way down about 4 inches of it. and I slid it on the shaft and forced it through the foam that houses the shifter shaft, I wrapped some duct tape around that as well and made sure everything was tight, last thing I need is to not be able to hit a gear Put everything back together and wow, what a difference, feels like brandnew.

[Eldorado]

LOL
why do i sense "you'll NEVER guess what the PO did to my car!!!" at some point in the future when you sell it =P

[rporzio]

You did what?

[philcav7]

Originally Posted by rporzio

You did what?

Yup, you read correctly. Duct tape and garden hose.

[hpservertech]

Now you understand why your questioning why the door is painted a different color huh?

Garden hose & duct tape. That's a new one.

Bet if you would of replaced the pastic bushing it would of been a huge improvement and you wouldn't of had to go through that.

[HondaDustR]

Hey, if you can't see it, it works, and it's cheap....

[Cking1975]

LOL... some of the things Porsche did from the factory are worse

[Aslet]

It won't last you another 20 years, but I'm sure duct tape will be around when you need to fix it again.

[OnTheRun2]

Wile you were in there did you check your sock tension?

[Eldorado]

and did you replace your lamp cords?

[88BlueTSiQuest]

Originally Posted by Eldorado

and did you replace your lamp cords?

I didn't think lamp cords had a limited life?!? I know that socks are only good for 15-20K miles.. But lamp cords....... I've never replaced mine.

[Cking1975]

It won't last another 2 years, but it is a nice tight fix for now. I am going to have the entire setup rebuilt the way I want it...tight. Just add it to the list

[TNT25169]

Do tube socks tension better than low cut ones? And does color/pattern matter? I was thinking a nice argyle pattern to add some flare but I didn't know if they would affect how my car idles....I'm an ass.

[944Spec_bound]

respect, though, for thinking out of the box. I think there's a little MacGuyver in all of us.
I've "field engineered" solutions to more than a few problems, some lasted a few hours, some several years.

[TNT25169]

I wasn't trying to speak ill of a new idea, I just love a socks comment any time I can fit it in....hope all works out well with the shifter and if it does last, maybe it's something new for the 944 community....

[ERAU944]

yeah, i just had a bolt welded, then ground down the head, and cut the end to fit. wavy washer, and a little threadlocker, and i'm money.

i suppose garden hose and..er..duct tape would be alright as well :-D