What did you do with/to your Boxster today?

[Dubaday]

Originally Posted by PaulE

the circlip/retaining "e" ring on the front cup had gone missing and the shifter was sloppily riding in only the rear cup. One of the sealed precision bearings also came apart. A quick message to Ben and he responded with the bearing size I need. New bearings will arrive from Amazon tomorrow.

Hi PaulE,
Would you be so kind and provide pictures please?
I would like to compare my ben006 short shifter to yours and figure out if my slop
issue is due to the same issue you are having. Thank you in advance!

Randy

[PaulE]

Originally Posted by Dubaday

Hi PaulE,
Would you be so kind and provide pictures please?
I would like to compare my ben006 short shifter to yours and figure out if my slop
issue is due to the same issue you are having. Thank you in advance!

Randy

Hi Randy, I did not take any pictures of the shifter as I found it before I took it apart. At this point it is ready to go back in once I get my new bearings from Amazon, install them and the circlips and do the final bearing adjustment. I'll take a picture that sort of recreates how it looked tomorrow before I put it all back together.

One thing you can easily do is unsnap the bottom of the shift boot from the center console and have a look. You should be able to see that both circlips are in place and that there is no fore and aft movement of the shifter within the two cups. Assuming the circlips and cups are in place then maybe the locknuts have loosened, if that is the case I think you'll need to remove the console to get the allen wrench into the ends of the bolt section to tighten them. If the sloppyness is due to the blue ball part in the white plastic yoke on the side, then you need the part that Ben is currently testing in prototype to fix that or another plastic yoke that hasn't been worn from an aftermarket shifter.

Here is a picture, as best I can recreate it without the circlips in place as I;m waiting for the new bearings. The circlip came out on the front cup, which allowed the cup to move forward, and that end of the shifter was basically flopping around.

[Qckslvr]

Replaced the "Boxster" emblem on the truck lid last night. People at the car wash were a little aggressive with the drying and broke a letter off. I guess after 18 years I should feel lucky the badge has stayed on that long. When I removed the old one I just grabbed an edge and lifted it off. No tools needed

[Ciao]

Originally Posted by Qckslvr

Replaced the "Boxster" emblem on the truck lid last night. People at the car wash were a little aggressive with the drying and broke a letter off. I guess after 18 years I should feel lucky the badge has stayed on that long. When I removed the old one I just grabbed an edge and lifted it off. No tools needed

I never take my P car to the car wash. I fear someone will force water in the left side intake (which the manual states to avoid during washing), cloths used by car washers may have debris on towels while drying potentially scratching the car, not sure of what cheap detergents are used, etc.

I hand wash at home with Ph balanced Adams products and ensure I air dry with my leaf blower (lol).

[Qckslvr]

Originally Posted by Ciao

I never take my P car to the car wash. I fear someone will force water in the left side intake (which the manual states to avoid during washing), cloths used by car washers may have debris on towels while drying potentially scratching the car, not sure of what cheap detergents are used, etc.

I hand wash at home with Ph balanced Adams products and ensure I air dry with my leaf blower (lol).

would love to wash my car at home, but I live in an apartment that has a no wash rule.

I normally use the coin opp car wash down the street late at night. So I can bring my bucket and not have people honking at me while I try to wash the car LOL.

My other option, the one that broke the badge, uses no machines. And they have a really good rep with the exotic car crowd here in the Bay Area. When she was out front getting dried she sat with a Ferrari, a Maserati, and a Carrera. Won't mention the Kia in the line as well LOL

[alm001]

Originally Posted by Qckslvr

would love to wash my car at home, but I live in an apartment that has a no wash rule.

Depending on the level of dirt you accumulate you could use the AMMOnyc kit https://www.ammonyc.com/shop/hoseless-lift-kit-150/. I use it in my garage when the car isn't very dirty, or I don't feel like getting everything wet.

I have used this on a number of customer cars, including a Ferrari F430 with 600 miles so I'd say it's safe.

[Ciao]

[QUOTE=Qckslvr;593764]would love to wash my car at home, but I live in an apartment that has a no wash rule.

Here's another waterless option.

https://adamspolishes.com/adam-s-waterless-car-wash-collection.html

[Dubaday]

Originally Posted by PaulE

One thing you can easily do is unsnap the bottom of the shift boot from the center console and have a look. You should be able to see that both circlips are in place and that there is no fore and aft movement of the shifter within the two cups. Assuming the circlips and cups are in place then maybe the locknuts have loosened, if that is the case I think you'll need to remove the console to get the allen wrench into the ends of the bolt section to tighten them. If the sloppyness is due to the blue ball part in the white plastic yoke on the side, then you need the part that Ben is currently testing in prototype to fix that or another plastic yoke that hasn't been worn from an aftermarket shifter.

Hi PaulE,

Thank you very much for the provided photo and info. Sorry for the super late reply.
The circlips seem to be in place and there is no fore or aft movement within the two cups. I will have to take the console apart to get a better visual, I'm thinking it might be the locknuts like you mentioned.

Did you happen to get your new bearings in ?

[PaulE]

Originally Posted by Dubaday

Hi PaulE,

Thank you very much for the provided photo and info. Sorry for the super late reply.
The circlips seem to be in place and there is no fore or aft movement within the two cups. I will have to take the console apart to get a better visual, I'm thinking it might be the locknuts like you mentioned.

Did you happen to get your new bearings in ?

I got the bearings in and the shifter back together last weekend. I left the console out as I had to bring my car in to the shop for its 1500 mile post break-in oil change and checkup this past week, so I had them look over the cables and other adjustments to make sure everything was ok. This weekend I put the console back in so it's all buttoned up now.

If you have the shift boot off the console, you should be able to see if the lock nuts are loose or out of adjustment. If you can slide the shifter fore and aft within the cups, the lock nuts are out of adjustment. Good luck!