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Originally Posted by RKDinOKC
On the 928 5 speed the front of the shifter rod is held in place by a plastic ball cup. When the ball cup eventually disintegrates and lets go the car is stuck in whatever gear it is in when it happens. When replacing most guys put a couple of well placed zip ties around the connection. The zip ties act as a fail-safe so if/when the ball cup fails again the shifter will still operate.
I know, more than you wanted to know about a 928.
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My 914 and my 911 have that same little cup plastic sleeve at the bottom of the shifter. On my 911 it broke while I was on the way home. If you fish around you can still shift but it ain't easy.
When mine died I replaced that cup, the bushings on the shift rod in the tunnel and the shifter coupling. It mad a HUGE difference but the 911 from that era was never known for a wonderful shifter.