Well boys count me on the "bought a nice new factory Porsche short shift kit and it broke" list.
I bought mine in August '06 and it separated in the same place as all of you. I don't believe it was epoxied though. There was clearly braze on the joint. It just didn't penetrate between the 2 parts. It was definitely braze because I ground it off in prep to TIG weld it back together and it was not epoxy. I ran a bead all the way around. (the metals are similar because it welded up fine) For alignment, I inserted a pin in the cross hole at the bottom of the shifter and used a square to align the 5th-R gate tang on the side of the shifter. Shifts like a champ.
I also had very poor quality on the centering fork. There were burs on every edge. I used a file to knock them off and then used a wire wheel to blend them in. Shifts smooth.
Pretty disappointed with Porshce for this one.
