Boxster S 2000 Shift Cables – semi-Solved

[sb01box]

Originally Posted by mark near chciago

You lost me on that one. I have a 2000 S with a 6sp. There is no slop in the mounting holes for the shifter. Using the centering tool there is no other adjustment. Please clarify.

my mistake. I did not realize your Box was a S (6 speed).
What I concluded when installing the 997 shifter assembly into my 5 speed was that the 6 speed tranny has one more gate than the 5 speed tranny.
That the plastic alignment piece was tailored more for the 6 speed.
And that's the reason why the shift cable did not go as deep into the blue adjuster as compared to the original 986 shift box.

so is the hose clamp to assist holding the cable tighter in the blue adjuster?

as for"slop"???
thanks

[mark near chciago]

Yes, the hose clamp captures most of the threaded section of the cable. If I used only the adjuster I would only cover about 1/3 inch of the threads. If I did that I can see it popping out and leaving me stranded somewhere. There really is very little stress on that cable so I think my solution will work fine for a long time. Now if I found out that the newer cables were 1/4 to 1/2 inch longer, I'd buy one and put it in. And put in my 997/987 shifter which is now sitting in the garage.

The "slop" is what I thought you were referring to regarding the shifter mounting plate. In other words, any movement of the shifter after it is placed on the 4 studs that are used for mounting and before it is tightened down.