Today I installed Ben's short shifter kit and the Function First bearing kit into a used stock 986 shift assembly that I bought from eBay (keeping my 997 shifter as a spare).
The install was pretty easy and took about an hour. There is zero, and I mean ZERO, slop in the mechanism now!
I would have installed it into the car today but the shift cable adjuster ball socket that came with the used shift assy was worn and damaged (no surprise there!). I ordered new replacements for both cable adjustors to be sure that everything is a tight as it can be when I get it back into the car.
Everything lined up to start...
Damaged ball cap...
The shifter "frame" is the only part that I ended up using from the stock assembly...
Here is the completed shift assy...
Close up of the shift mechanism...
