[Matt Monson]

One other bit of advice... Beware of any local shop that tells you they can rebuild this gearbox, even if they are a Porsche specialty shop or one of the ones recommended in your other thread in 911 Tech.

The G96 gearbox is not like other Getrag gearboxes and even if the tech does ten G50s a year it doesn't mean he'll know how to rebuild your gearbox. For starters it requires a 50 ton press to get it apart. There's no way around this. The gears are press fit, and not slip fit like other Getrag gearboxes. There's a variety of other little issues and fixes that are specific to this gearbox. If the tech tells you that he can rebuild it, make sure you aren't about to be his guinea pig on this project and that he has in fact done these boxes before.

Furthermore, the 2nd gear pop-out and downshifting issue you are facing is very common to this gearbox. It's a design defect. It can be fixed by someone in the know. If you buy a used gearbox from a dismantler, as was suggested by some in your other thread, you have no guarantee that you won't have the issue again in 6 months. Or worse yet, you might get a second gearbox with the same problem, and warranty or not, you'll end up paying the labor and shipping to return it to the dismantler and go through months of brain damage trying to make your car right. Properly repaired and rebuilt by a technician who knows this box and you'll not see a repeat of your current issues.

I live by the motto, do it right, do it once. There's no shortcuts here. There's no easy way out.

Regards,

Matt