Porsche 911 update

FYI, I get the burning car screen whenever I try to click on this link:

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/project-cars/1984-porsche-911-carrera/waiting-hardest-part/

Fixed. Thanks for the heads up, please enjoy the update...
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/project-cars/1984-porsche-911-carrera/more-garage-time/

Speaking of the 911, just finished another evening with it. Update to come soon, but new shifter bushings are nice. It's $25 well spent.

Which ones did you use? Did you upgrade the shifter coupling, too?

Woody wrote: Which ones did you use? Did you upgrade the shifter coupling, too?

We used the Pelican bushings. The shifter coupling received new bushings, but it's still the stock piece. And my recollection was wrong, as the bushings cost $21, not $25.

Any trouble realigning the shifter after doing the coupling?

Woody wrote: Any trouble realigning the shifter after doing the coupling?

Well, I had an adult's help realigning the shifter coupling. I need to get with him and write down the exact steps.

By the way, replacing the inner and outer shift coupler boots was a pain. The inner one is easy. The outer one can be stubborn.

To get the outer one over the inner boot, flip the lip inside out. Then you can kind of roll it into place. Once you're there, it kinda makes sense.

Any photos? It sounds like mine may be different (G50).

I checked out some parts diagrams and it looks like we're talking about two different things. On the 915, you can replace the shift coupler bushings. On the G50, you replace the entire shift coupler. The shift coupler boots that I replaced are also specific to the 915 cars.

That explains it. I had opened the coupler cover, but I don't remember boots.

The boots seal that compartment from the outside world. The inner one was missing, and the outer one was just tired looking. The shift rod passes through the boots.

I guess mine were in good enough shape that I didn't even consider replacement when I was in there. But the boot for the speedometer sender wire is in the same neighborhood and installation was a similar nightmare.

We think that the bushing at the bottom of the shifter had been replaced at one point, however, as it didn't look too old--plus one of the hex head bolts used to secure the shifter to the car had been replaced with a Philips screw. We still replaced the bushing, and the hardware is now correct.

Everything else appeared to be original. The shift rod bushing had become soft and gooey. I don't think it was helping things. The transmission does feel better.