Shift Cable Gear Linkage
Hey all,
I was driving the other day and downshifted rolling towards a stop. When I went to put the car in gear, i felt that the shifter was completely limp side to side. It was able to engage 3rd and 4th, and after limping it home, I researched and saw that my problem was likely a gear linkage at the transmission. Jacked the car up, and found the linkage had popped off the ball, and would pop on/off with relative ease. To get the car moving I zip tied the units together, but obviously know that's a temporary patch. Wondering what's the best solution for fixing this permanently. The one that popped off was one of the cables from the shifter in the cabin. In the attached picture, it's the bottom orangish/brown arrow, and is also shown off the ball. The base does have a hex design, so I'd suspect it can be removed...but haven't put a wrench on it yet to test it, as I don't want to snap it off and break more than is currently worn. I appreciate the help! https://www.pelicanparts.com/techart...large/Pic3.jpg |
Welcome to the Porsche experience! :-)
This is a very common problem with these cars. The cable end wears, and Pops off. Frequently, when you look inside it, you'll see that the nylon insert is cracked. The fix is to replace the cable ends, but it is my understanding that they are not available other than buying the entire cable assembly. The good news? They're not terribly expensive. Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk |
exactly what I was wondering! Thanks!
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I had the same issue 2 years ago. I replaced the rather week stock clips that hold the cables on with these
https://tunersmall.com/product/trs-shift-cable-security-clips-986-boxster/ Work like a charm. |
Paul,
I ended up buying the clips as my fix as well. It was easy to retrofit the clip on the linkage that popped off, however popping the other ends off proved difficult. Any suggestions on removing the other cable end links from the transmission? |
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And they want $105 for 3 of these? Are you f'in kidding me? |
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PS.... the package has 4 IIRC. |
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And I beleive zip ties also work to hold the ball and socket together.
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New linkages for the transmission were very expensive (in the $500 range) and new cables were several hundred plus a fair amount of work on the installation. But yes, you're talking a piece of stainless and cotter pins. |
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I'd try prying apart the the three tabs that hold the piece that keeps the nylon bushing in place. Take out the worn bushing and go to the parts store, or gamble 6 bucks on the ebay link I posted earlier and see if any of those bushings would fit. Once you find one that fits, push it in, place the clip over it and bend the tabs in again to lock it. Failing that, I'd make my own clips similar to those they're selling for $105. And if that fails, as a last resort, I'd begrudgingly get the ones for $105. ;) |
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I find it hard to believe that those nylon bushings can't be replaced.
If someone on here who sells used parts is willing to send me a couple ends and maybe a ball link I'm willing to hunt down some nylon bushings to see if I can come up with a solution. I'd post the solution on here so everyone can benefit. PM me if you have some bad ends you'd like to ship. |
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