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[944Turbo]

My car does have the cam wheel change but if it didn’t that was on the cards, i do need to change the gear lever as thats a bit sloppy.
i will have a look at the leads in the dark like you say to see if there is anything going on, a cam change could be something i look at later on but also was thinking of working on the exhaust and the afm to see if there could be any gains with getting the car breathing right.
I dont mind that the engine is under stressed as hopefully that will go towards its longevity but as i say its not a big deal to me if my car does not get 200 plus HP just a few tweaks to keep things interesting.

Gear linkage can be worn at front and back. At the front there is a horizontal (ish) piece on the lever that has a lot of weight on it so it wears, a bush can be added to improve it (may need a small amount of drilling to the mechanism) or a new lever should improve it (this only takes out half the wear) I have seen people mod this with a new pin welded to the original lever.

The assembly at the back above the gearbox can wear - some people put in a shorter shifter, I replaced it with a standard one in my coupe - big improvement at around 130k miles.

Back at the front, the bush the lever sits in can also break up and is (was 10+ years ago) relatively cheap.

Tony

 

[Waylander]

You can buy a new rear nylon bearing from partwork.de
that will improve things a lot and also the lever bar across the top of the gearbox wears and gets sloppy

so between the front and rear you should be able to sort the sloppy gearstick

 

[Rapsey0909]

Woolies WorkshopPorsche 924 944 all years, gear lever repair kit.[/h1]

 

[Rapsey0909]

This is what i had in mind to repair the problem as looking on a few vids on youtube most people find that this would fix the issue

 

[Rapsey0909]

The cam key is an interesting one as i think its easier to fit (and cheaper) than a new road race cam.
Not sure if it makes more power or just robs power from the top end to give you better response in lower gears but that would be better for my kind of driving ie back roads.
Unless someone disagrees and would advise on a different route for my goals and or if anyone has done this mod.
I know there is a lot of info on other forums mostly based in the US but i don’t want to read too much into what they have found as they have lower HP cars from stock so the mods should effect those cars in different possibly less ways.

 

[Waylander]

Woolies WorkshopPorsche 924 944 all years, gear lever repair kit.

that only sorts the front, and you still might need a collar inside the shift rod, and if you do go for that, put the white bit in a some very hot water to soften it up or you will snap it in half fitting it, the rear is a complete unit, still available from Porsche 944.424.013.02 £192.00. or some parts from partworks and an hour or two fiddling, you will also possible need "toggle lever" 944.424.141.00, another £54.00
as you can see just fixing a floppy gearchange can cost about 400-450

the parts in that picture (Genuine Porsche)
lever 477.711.205.D £75.00
Bearing shell 944.424.231.01 £2.52
Spring washer N 012 231 4 ££1.12 x4
E Clip N 012 437 3 £0.48p

PET only shows one washer, so the extra are there to take up slack from a knackered shift rod, and you dont want to have to buy a new one of those, £305.00

 

[Rapsey0909]

Guys you have been great with all the info, i love this forum.
A few things i want to do will have to take a back seat while i look at some maintenance stuff but I’m doing the cam belt and water pump in a few weeks so was going to get the offset cam key done at the same time as from what i have seen it sounds like a great little upgrade.
When i look for them it seems like they are more generic and not specifically for the 944, the only one i have found is in the US.
Does anyone know where i can order one from that is closer.
cheers all