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sulzeruk

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Morning all, the S2 I have recently bought has a lot of side to side movement, are there any alternative linkages for the top of the gearbox available or do you have to bite the OPC bullet???
Thanks, Alasdair
 
Hi Alisdair there was a thread maybe in faqs about it a while ago - i know porscheshop od a short shift kit a a reasonable price Mike
 
Jon Mitchell does one - and you might get lucky with a s/h one from a breaker It makes a huge difference to the shift - also worth replacing the lever / bush if you're doing it - there can be some looseness at that end, and the peg that connects the lever to the rod wears oval & will eventually start to rattle.
 
If you really want to go the whole hog Sean Buchanan posted a guide on here a while ago on upgrading to use 968 bushings. It's on my todo list! I made a PDF for myself [link=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1037894/Files/968%20Lever%20Bushing%20Upgrade%20For%20944%20Gear%20Lever.pdf]here [/link]for safe keeping. This is all thanks to Sean, all I did was put the thread into a PDF. A credit to the man for taking the time to take all the photos, it's a great guide
 
Its usually where parts werent expected to wear and where they were supplied as one complete unit.
 
Simply replacing with a new genuine gear linkage on the gearbox will sharpen up the gearchange by a huge margin. Jon M also does a new stick for the front with improved bearings to tighten it up even more. After that he also does two grades of quickshifter for the rear - roadshift and raceshift, that have even less movement at the gear lever.
 
If you really want to go the whole hog Sean Buchanan posted a guide on here a while ago on upgrading to use 968 bushings.
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It's in the faqs...[&:]
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I wasn't too sure, saw the thread and just said I'd throw up the PDF. I don't trust "the cloud" - I always like to have a copy myself [:D]
 
I have had two short shift gear linkagas to my S2, the first appeared well made but was very stiff, not nice when ideally you want a smooth action, the second one came on the s/h box I had fitted and is better than the first. As Paul says a new standard linkage may give a better feel overall compared to some of these short shift ones, however it may be just that you need to find one that is a good comprimise. Edd
 
Agreed, this is what I have on my race car. A new replacement gearbox linkage is more then good enough. I used to find with a short shifter that if anything one could shift to quickly and this just unsettles the car, the standard shift mechanism (in new condition) I found just about perfect. Cheaper in terms of work required to buy complete new assembly from OPC as its literally minutes to install once in there.
 
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