On my drive to work, the shifter just went all sloppy on me. It had been shifting perfectly up to that point, and then just like that, I could move the shifter about an inch in every direction even when in gear.
88 Carrera w/ G50
So I disassembled the center console when I got home, and saw that the black top of the bushing was pushed up through the hole, and when I moved it with my hand, it pretty much fell apart. I was able to carefully fish out most of the pieces.
So now here is the question. Can I just order the new bushing, and push it into place without taking anything else apart? I searched this forum and found many good references to replacing all the bushings and O-rings, but in my case everything else looks fine, and being fairly new to this, I don't want to take apart anything more than necessary. So if the old bushing was able to slide up through the hole, it would seem like the new one could just be installed from above. Am I missing something? Here is what it looks like after I removed the ball bushing.
