'79 924 shift rod bushings

[Glennie]

Folks, I just registered and have enjoyed reading many of the threads.

I bought my 924 from a neighbor a few years ago. It had sat a ton of years, and I have been slowly (as time permits) bringing it back. I've had to go through the entire fuel system and just when I thought I had gotten it to the point of being a driver, the rear shift rod bushings broke up and fell out.

So, I've been having a heck of a time finding these shift rod bushings, particularly for the rear joint. I really wanted some brass ones I've been reading about, but I have just about given up finding them. I guess I would settle for the OEM type ones at this point. Of course I need the 4 smaller plastic ones for the shifter as well as the insert for the ball socket at the rear end of the guide rod. Ideola's brass ones are apparently NLA. Any suggestions for sourcing the brass ones or even the nylon (or what ever the material is) ones?

I considered trying to come up with some brass bushing stock. I think they need to be 23mm OD and 12mm ID, but not being a machinist, don't know what kind of tolerances are necessary - plus I don't want to bust the cast Al joint if I can help it.

Do any of you folks have suggestions as to where I can purchase them?

[924RACR]

Holy crap! A Yooper with a Toofah! Welcome!

Sorry, I don't have much for you other than the apparent part # - 999 924 002 40 - for the 4 plastic ones at the shifter. 911 424 223 03 I believe is the one at the rear.

Looks like Pelican has some, including delrin parts:
Porsche 911 & Carrera Shift Linkage - Page 1

[Glennie]

Ya, da yooper eh? I think I will change my username to Yooper Glenn - it's probably more appropriate.

Thanks for the welcome and the info, Vaughan.

I guess owning a Toofah in the UP is somewhat of a distinction alright. Well, all I had to do was push it from my neighbor's side of the alley to my side, so I couldn't pass it up. The neighbor (former owner) moved to Newberry from southern Indiana. He hauled the 924 up and never touched it. After 6 years he decided to move back to Indiana, leaving the house and 924 for sale. He was the second owner. I don't see any signs of abuse, but I don't think either of the owners were very mechanically inclined.

The car is all original - a few minor dents and scrapes but that's it. Has 60 K miles on it. The unibody and hard lines (fuel and brake) are excellent. I'm replacing the rear main seal, installing a clutch kit and axle shafts/cv joints, and replacing brakes, slave cylinders and hoses as well.

Prior to even attempting to start the engine, I pulled the fuel tank and had it renewed, replaced both fuel pumps and accumulator, purged the fuel supply and return lines, replaced sockets and injectors, fuel filter and put a battery in it. It started right up, but leans out at 2,500 rpm. I think I have to replace the fuel distributor. My first thought was to replace the intake manifold with one that would accept two 40 mm side draft webers. I suppose this would be heresy, right? Anyway, the lean engine issue will likely pop up as a new thread, unless you have some thoughts on that.

Yooper Glenn

[Rasta Monsta]

The coupler bushes I used for the rear joint came from Auto Motion dot com. Do a search for P901747.

*edit*

The ones pointed out by Vaughan look like the same thing:

http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/smart/more_info.cgi?pn=99-1758-424-M230&catalog_description=Shift%20Coupler%20Bushings%2C% 20pair%2C%20911%20%281974-86%29%2C%20911%20Turbo%20%281976-88%29%20

[924RACR]

Yeah, Webers wouldn't be an improvement IMO.

I'd first check the function of the warm-up regulator, that controls the mixture...

[old 924]

Originally Posted by 924RACR

Holy crap! A Yooper with a Toofah! Welcome!

Sorry, I don't have much for you other than the apparent part # - 999 924 002 40 - for the 4 plastic ones at the shifter. 911 424 223 03 I believe is the one at the rear.

Looks like Pelican has some, including delrin parts:
Porsche 911 & Carrera Shift Linkage - Page 1

lol...im new here also..welcome aborad..

[Glennie]

Thanks guys! I appreciate the input.

When I first bought the car I was pretty excited. Then, I got to where I was thinking "jeez, why did I do this?" Now after joining all of this dialog, I'm getting pretty excited about it again.

[kdjones2000]

I would look at Porsche 924 Garage & Register home as well. There is a lot of information on the earlies over there.

Regarding your fuel distributor, I would first take it apart and clean it up before simply replacing it. If you are careful and keep everything clean it should not be an issue if you are mechanically inclined. I have done a couple of them so far without incident.

Good luck and welcome to the board!

Keith

[old 924]

you should take a look at 924board.org also that is where most ppl with the early 2.0L car's are..good luck with the car and as i have found out you will have no lack of finding thing's to work on and fix...lol

[running_cold924]

i had to get mine for a 914. worked fine