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Old 02-25-2014, 06:51 PM   #13
jmatta
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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc View Post
Is there a point where the shift throw is too short and can cause transmission issues ? Coming from air cooled 911's there is much debate about short shifters not allowing the synchro's in 901/915 transmissions the time they need to do their thing. I realize the 986 transmission is a modern design but am curious about the answer.
Two completely different designs, but the 915 trans is not designed to move directly between gears without a middle step; i.e. shift out of gear to neutral, pause and shift to next gear. Porsche gearboxes were not designed to "speed-shift" and this is true with the 986/996 boxes.

Back to the original post, there must be some movement due to incorrectly adjusted cables or poor shifting habits wearing the parts.
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